पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 10, 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra320.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala108.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha137.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.86°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra76.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani237.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 15:00
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:44
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 10:02
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:44 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:23 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:41 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:41 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:23 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:44 – 05:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869510.27
Julian Day2457975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0990°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.63°
🪷 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 (24.0990°), declination 15.55°, EoT -5.06 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: 2017-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)