पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 8, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya232.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra330.61°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha252.53°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.36°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra276.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani234.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 14:07
Yamaganda06:14 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:10
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:14 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:48 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:07 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:26 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:45 – 18:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:26 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:07 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:48 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869265.27
Julian Day2457730.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0896°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.93°
🪷 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 (24.0896°), declination -22.74°, EoT 7.30 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: 2016-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)