पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · June 14, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya58.86°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
चन्द्र Candra61.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha68.17°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.14°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra95.80°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani252.61°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 15:03
Yamaganda04:42 – 06:26
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 09:53
Varjyam05:17 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha04:42 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:26 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:09 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:53 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:03 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:03 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:53 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:09 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:26 – 04:42 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869818.27
Julian Day2458283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.70°
🪷 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 (24.1107°), declination 23.25°, EoT 0.01 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: 2018-06-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)