पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 20, 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 18.1 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।

त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
"18.1 "Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.1'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra46.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.37°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha118.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.08°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra52.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani237.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 15:06
Yamaganda04:55 – 06:37
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 10:00
Varjyam05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:55 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:37 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:18 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:30 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:18 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:37 – 04:55 (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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869489.27
Julian Day2457954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.55°
🪷 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 20.65°, EoT -5.99 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: 2017-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)