पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra191.57°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.52°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha235.55°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.32°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra231.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani245.02°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:50 – 14:09
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:36
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:13
Varjyam06:44 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:36 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 11:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:32 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:50 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:09 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:27 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:46 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:27 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:09 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:50 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:32 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:36 – 06:18 (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)1869636.27
Julian Day2458101.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.52°
🪷 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 (24.1038°), declination -23.21°, EoT 4.64 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: 2017-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)