पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 26, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.12 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।

पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।।
"10.12 Arjuna asked: Thou art the Supreme Spirit, the Eternal Home, the Holiest of the Holy, the Eternal Divine Self, the Primal God, the Unborn and the Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.64°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra113.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala38.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha155.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra113.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani296.95°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:38
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:27
Gulika Kāla06:49 – 08:25
Varjyam05:45 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Chala05:13 – 06:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:49 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:38 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:27 – 18:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:03 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:27 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:38 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:25 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:49 – 05:13 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871352.27
Julian Day2459817.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.66°
🪷 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 (24.1694°), declination 10.47°, EoT -1.42 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: 2022-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)