पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 6, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.26°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra304.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha250.03°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.04°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra273.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani234.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:25
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:47
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:47 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:06 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:25 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:25 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:06 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:47 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869263.27
Julian Day2457728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.38°
🪷 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 (24.0895°), declination -22.52°, EoT 8.14 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: 2016-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)