पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 14, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.82°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha258.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.27°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra283.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani235.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:32 – 12:50
Yamaganda07:36 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:32
Varjyam06:44 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:18 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:36 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:32 – 12:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:50 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:27 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:46 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:27 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:50 – 23:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:32 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:36 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869271.27
Julian Day2457736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0898°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.13°
🪷 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 (24.0898°), declination -23.22°, EoT 4.64 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: 2016-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)