पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 5, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya78.62°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra280.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.19°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha82.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.81°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra118.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani312.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:41 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:41
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:48 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:41 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:41 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:48 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871665.27
Julian Day2460130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)199.76°
🪷 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 (24.1814°), declination 22.82°, EoT -4.19 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: 2023-07-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)