पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra48.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha225.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.98°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani252.86°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:04
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:23
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:24 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:44 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:04 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:24 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:45 – 18:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:24 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:04 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:44 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:24 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869981.27
Julian Day2458446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.82°
🪷 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 (24.1170°), declination -20.50°, EoT 12.55 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: 2018-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)