पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 15, 2019 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	117.83°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	292.48°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	99.73°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	117.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	260.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:14 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:14 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:19 – 14:57
Yamaganda	05:07 – 06:46
Gulika Kāla	08:24 – 10:02
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Śubha	05:07 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:46 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:24 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:02 – 11:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:41 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:19 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:57 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:35 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:14 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:35 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:57 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:19 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:41 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:02 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:24 – 03:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:46 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870245.27
Julian Day	2458710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.81°

🪷 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 (24.1271°), declination 14.19°, EoT -4.18 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: 2019-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)