पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 8, 2019 CE

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BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.06°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	61.20°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.41°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	7.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	356.69°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शनि Śani	266.26°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:07 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:47 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:13
Yamaganda	06:33 – 08:13
Gulika Kāla	09:53 – 11:33
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Labha	04:54 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:33 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:13 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:53 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:52 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:32 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:12 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:32 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:52 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:53 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:13 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:33 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870146.27
Julian Day	2458611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1233°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.10°

🪷 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 (24.1233°), declination 16.96°, EoT 3.58 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: 2019-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)