पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.29 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।

ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्।।9.29।।
"9.29 I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.97°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra257.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha203.78°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.37°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra237.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani230.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 09:57
Yamaganda12:43 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:12
Varjyam06:17 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:57 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:20 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:43 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:06 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:29 – 16:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:51 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:29 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:06 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:43 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:20 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:57 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869232.27
Julian Day2457697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0883°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.07°
🪷 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 (24.0883°), declination -15.76°, EoT 16.26 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: 2016-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)