पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.71°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra319.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.83°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha207.06°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.08°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra176.38°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani240.27°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:31
Yamaganda08:33 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:44
Varjyam06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:20 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:44 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:07 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:55 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:07 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:44 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:20 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869592.27
Julian Day2458057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.24°
🪷 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 (24.1021°), declination -14.11°, EoT 16.45 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: 2017-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)