पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 14, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha98.34°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra116.55°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani260.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:19
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:24
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:41
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:07 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:45 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:24 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:02 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:02 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:24 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:45 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870244.27
Julian Day2458709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.00°
🪷 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 (24.1270°), declination 14.50°, EoT -4.37 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: 2019-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)