पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 16, 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 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.52°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra260.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha194.69°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.83°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra194.54°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.57°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:44
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:41
Yamaganda08:28 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:48
Varjyam06:04 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:28 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:48 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:14 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:07 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:14 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:48 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:28 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:35 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869942.27
Julian Day2458407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.61°
🪷 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 (24.1155°), declination -8.80°, EoT 15.05 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: 2018-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)