पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 4, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra64.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha305.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra4.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani274.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:17
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:49
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:58 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:17 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 05:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870447.27
Julian Day2458912.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.28°
🪷 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 (24.1348°), declination -6.32°, EoT -12.45 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: 2020-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)