पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.98°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla06:37 – 08:19
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:55 – 06:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:37 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:19 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:01 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:01 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:19 – 03:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:37 – 04:55 (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)1871681.27
Julian Day2460146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.23°
🪷 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 (24.1820°), declination 20.55°, EoT -6.05 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: 2023-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)