पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 19, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.9 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्रोत्रं चक्षुः स्पर्शनं च रसनं घ्राणमेव च।अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते।।15.9।।

"15.9 He is the perception of the ear, the eye, the touch, the taste and the smell, yea and of the mind also; and the enjoyment the things which they perceive is also His." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.9'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.51°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	36.44°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	44.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	309.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.43°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	332.40°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	286.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla	07:13 – 08:44
Varjyam	06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:42 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:13 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:44 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:17 – 17:48 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:48 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:17 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:16 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:44 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:13 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870827.27
Julian Day	2459292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1493°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	65.12°

🪷 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 (24.1493°), declination -0.53°, EoT -8.46 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: 2021-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)