पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 28, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.94°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra332.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.63°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha185.75°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra155.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani271.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:44
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:20
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:20 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:44 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:08 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:33 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:33 – 20:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:08 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:44 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:20 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:43 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870685.27
Julian Day2459150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.42°
🪷 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 (24.1439°), declination -13.21°, EoT 16.40 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: 2020-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)