पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।
"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.77°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra103.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani236.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:01
Yamaganda13:11 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:16 – 06:51
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:16 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:01 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:11 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:11 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:01 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:16 (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)1869533.27
Julian Day2457998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.85°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 7.90°, EoT 0.81 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: 2017-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)