पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 10, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।
"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra311.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.19°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha239.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra270.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani285.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 08:52
Varjyam06:41 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:49 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:07 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:45 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:07 – 21:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:49 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871093.27
Julian Day2459558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1595°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.39°
🪷 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 (24.1595°), declination -22.91°, EoT 6.43 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: 2021-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)