पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 5, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra68.64°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.87°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.86°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.54°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra220.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani243.97°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:25
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:09
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:47
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:09 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:47 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:06 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:25 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:25 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:06 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:47 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:09 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 06:12 (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)1869627.27
Julian Day2458092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.54°
🪷 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 (24.1034°), declination -22.37°, EoT 8.56 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: 2017-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)