पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha239.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati195.26°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra206.45°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani242.73°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:03 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:03 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:24
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:44
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:24 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:44 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:04 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:24 – 16:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:44 – 18:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:24 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:04 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:44 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:24 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869616.27
Julian Day2458081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.43°
🪷 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 (24.1030°), declination -20.55°, EoT 12.55 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: 2017-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)