पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra112.93°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha15.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.94°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra85.13°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani312.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 08:09
Varjyam05:19 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:45 – 06:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:27 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:51 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:27 – 04:45 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871625.27
Julian Day2460090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)74.71°
🪷 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 (24.1798°), declination 21.05°, EoT 3.12 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: 2023-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)