पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 17, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.76°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra188.06°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha25.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra7.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani266.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:52 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 08:10
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:48 – 06:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:29 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:10 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:52 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:10 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:29 – 04:48 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870155.27
Julian Day2458620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.92°
🪷 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 (24.1236°), declination 19.22°, EoT 3.72 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: 2019-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)