पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.02°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra12.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha172.28°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.44°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra214.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani228.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

Siliguri, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:29
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:47 – 14:14
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:36 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:29 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:55 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:21 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:47 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:40 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:40 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:47 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:21 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:55 – 02:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:29 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869213.27
Julian Day2457678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.73°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0876°), declination -9.35°, EoT 15.23 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)