पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.46°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:19 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla05:07 – 06:46
Varjyam05:40 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:07 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:19 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:19 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:19 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870975.27
Julian Day2459440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.27°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2021-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)