पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra28.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha113.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani260.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla06:48 – 08:25
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:11 – 06:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:48 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 18:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:06 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:48 – 05:11 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870253.27
Julian Day2458718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1274°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.15°
🪷 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 (24.1274°), declination 11.59°, EoT -2.27 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: 2019-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)