पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.76°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra15.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha165.97°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra195.48°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.70°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:26
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:26
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:26 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:26 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:56 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:56 – 23:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:26 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:26 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869924.27
Julian Day2458389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.56°
🪷 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 (24.1148°), declination -1.94°, EoT 10.18 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: 2018-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)