पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.36 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अवाच्यवादांश्च बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः।

निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्यं ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्।।2.36।।
"2.36 Thine enemies will spread scandal and mock at thy courage. Can anything be more humiliating?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.36'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)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.48°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha173.75°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.35°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra238.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:56 – 11:20
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:32
Varjyam06:12 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:56 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:20 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:44 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:32 – 16:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:56 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:32 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:44 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:20 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:56 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:32 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871051.27
Julian Day2459516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.83°
🪷 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 -13.47°, EoT 16.43 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: 2021-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)