पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 11, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.71°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra17.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.77°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha107.33°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra68.64°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani272.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:38
Yamaganda08:24 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:20
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Roga05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:45 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:24 – 10:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:03 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:03 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:24 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:45 – 05:06 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870607.27
Julian Day2459072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.29°
🪷 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 (24.1409°), declination 15.17°, EoT -4.91 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: 2020-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)