पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · June 18, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.90°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	151.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	99.54°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	52.38°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.47°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	288.87°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:52 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:34 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:10 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:10 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:54 – 11:37
Yamaganda	15:04 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla	06:26 – 08:10
Varjyam	05:17 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta	07:56 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:43 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:26 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:10 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	09:54 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:37 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:21 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:04 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:48 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:32 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:48 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:04 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:21 – 23:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:37 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	00:54 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:10 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:26 – 04:43 (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 Aṣṭamī + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870918.27
Julian Day	2459383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.73°

🪷 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 (24.1528°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 2021-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)