पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 27, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra236.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala2.26°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha138.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra84.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani272.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:50
Yamaganda05:13 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:02
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:13 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:26 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:26 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:49 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870623.27
Julian Day2459088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1415°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.63°
🪷 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 (24.1415°), declination 9.95°, EoT -1.12 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: 2020-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)