पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra173.71°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.16°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha129.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.16°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra62.68°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani237.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:21 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:40
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:40 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:21 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:04 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:45 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:45 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:04 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:21 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:40 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869498.27
Julian Day2457963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.87°
🪷 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 (24.0985°), declination 18.74°, EoT -6.15 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: 2017-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)