पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · June 25, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya69.60°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra82.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha73.57°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.09°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra24.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani239.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:33
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:50
Varjyam05:19 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:44 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:28 – 08:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:11 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:55 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:33 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:55 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:11 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:28 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869464.27
Julian Day2457929.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0972°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.85°
🪷 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 (24.0972°), declination 23.38°, EoT -2.28 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: 2017-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)