पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra91.66°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha172.46°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra237.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:08
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 09:56
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:20 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:44 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:08 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:33 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:57 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:33 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:08 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:44 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:20 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871050.27
Julian Day2459515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.86°
🪷 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 (24.1579°), declination -13.13°, EoT 16.40 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: 2021-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)