पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 18, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.53°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra17.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.07°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha115.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.86°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra50.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani238.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:49
Yamaganda08:18 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:24
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:54 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:36 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:18 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:18 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:36 – 04:54 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869487.27
Julian Day2457952.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.98°
🪷 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 (24.0981°), declination 21.01°, EoT -5.86 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: 2017-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)