पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.53°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra348.67°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha304.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra327.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:46
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:46
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:47 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:46 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:46 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:47 (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)1870823.27
Julian Day2459288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.62°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -2.11°, EoT -9.65 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: 2021-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)