पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.54 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्रह्मभूतः प्रसन्नात्मा न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु मद्भक्तिं लभते पराम्।।18.54।।
"18.54 And when he becomes one with the Eternal, and his soul knows the bliss that belongs to the Self, he feels no desire and no regret, he regards all beings equally and enjoys the blessing of supreme devotion to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra24.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.22°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha126.41°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.49°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra114.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani237.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:26
Yamaganda09:59 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:39
Varjyam05:51 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:19 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:26 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:59 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:39 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:12 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:12 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:39 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:59 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:26 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:19 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869542.27
Julian Day2458007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.16°
🪷 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 (24.1002°), declination 4.54°, EoT 4.01 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: 2017-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)