पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra62.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha161.29°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra141.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani295.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:37
Yamaganda11:30 – 13:02
Gulika Kāla14:34 – 16:06
Varjyam05:53 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:22 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:54 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:58 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:30 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:02 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:34 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:37 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:34 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:02 – 23:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:30 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:58 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:54 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871375.27
Julian Day2459840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)271.17°
🪷 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 (24.1703°), declination 1.94°, EoT 6.61 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: 2022-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)