पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 4, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra188.75°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha213.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra186.34°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:25
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:27 – 12:47
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 Roga06:11 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:27 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:47 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:06 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:25 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:25 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:06 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:47 – 23:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:27 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:11 (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)1869991.27
Julian Day2458456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.07°
🪷 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 (24.1173°), declination -22.20°, EoT 8.96 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: 2018-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)