पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · June 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra7.73°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha62.61°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.90°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra19.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani239.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:49
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 13:21
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga04:43 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:27 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 09:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:54 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:38 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:38 – 00:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:54 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:27 – 04:43 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869459.27
Julian Day2457924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.86°
🪷 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 (24.0970°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2017-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)