पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 13, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.80°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	92.64°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	149.47°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	178.46°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	186.15°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	153.98°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	238.77°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:36 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	10:59 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:10 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	22:59 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:55 – 11:22
Yamaganda	14:16 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla	07:01 – 08:28
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:16 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

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 · 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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:34 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:01 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:28 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:55 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:22 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:49 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:16 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:43 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:10 – 18:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:43 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:16 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:49 – 23:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:22 – 00:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:55 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:28 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:01 – 05:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869574.27
Julian Day	2458039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.34°

🪷 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 -7.78°, EoT 14.44 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: 2017-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)