पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 24, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.21°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.78°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha133.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra81.48°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani272.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:49 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:38
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:52
Varjyam05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:38 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:05 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:38 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:49 – 05:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870620.27
Julian Day2459085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1414°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.83°
🪷 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 (24.1414°), declination 10.99°, EoT -1.99 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: 2020-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)