पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra150.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.93°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha137.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.29°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra125.66°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani237.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 13:01
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:58 – 11:29
Varjyam05:54 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:58 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:29 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:01 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:35 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:01 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:29 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:58 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869551.27
Julian Day2458016.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.61°
🪷 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 (24.1005°), declination 1.08°, EoT 7.35 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: 2017-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)