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

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.43°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra195.99°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha179.11°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra188.94°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:45
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:20
Varjyam06:10 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:42 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:55 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:20 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:09 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:09 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:20 – 00:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:55 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871413.27
Julian Day2459878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1717°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.25°
🪷 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 (24.1717°), declination -12.38°, EoT 16.30 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: 2022-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)