पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 17, 2021 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment

ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।

"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.7'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	332.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.76°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	307.08°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.00°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	329.91°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	285.95°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:45 – 13:16
Yamaganda	07:15 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 11:45
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
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 Labha	05:44 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:15 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:45 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:45 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:46 – 16:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:16 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:47 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:16 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:46 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:45 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:45 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:15 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870825.27
Julian Day	2459290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.29°

🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.32°, EoT -9.06 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: 2021-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)