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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.32°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.03°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha197.57°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.76°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra241.93°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani263.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:02 – 11:45
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:02 – 23:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:03
Yamaganda12:44 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:23
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:24 – 12:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:44 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:04 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:24 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:45 – 18:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:24 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:04 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:44 – 23:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:24 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870345.27
Julian Day2458810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.97°
🪷 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 (24.1309°), declination -20.24°, EoT 12.85 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: 2019-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)