पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 12, 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 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.81°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.59°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.84°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha176.78°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.93°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra152.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani238.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:49 – 14:17
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:28 – 09:55
Varjyam06:03 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:28 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:55 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:49 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:44 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:11 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:44 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:49 – 23:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:22 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:55 – 02:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:33 (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)1869573.27
Julian Day2458038.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.93°
🪷 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 (24.1014°), declination -7.41°, EoT 14.22 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: 2017-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)