पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 15, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.54°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra305.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha42.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:52 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:36
Gulika Kāla06:30 – 08:11
Varjyam05:23 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:49 – 06:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:30 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:11 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:36 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:36 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:52 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:11 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:30 – 04:49 (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 + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870519.27
Julian Day2458984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1375°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.14°
🪷 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 (24.1375°), declination 18.94°, EoT 3.76 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: 2020-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)