पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 10, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.45°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.29°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha216.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati247.52°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra262.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani264.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:26
Yamaganda08:52 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:30 – 12:49
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:15 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:52 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:30 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:49 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:26 – 16:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:45 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:26 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:49 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:30 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:52 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870362.27
Julian Day2458827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1315°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.97°
🪷 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 (24.1315°), declination -22.86°, EoT 6.43 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: 2019-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)