पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.15 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः।

पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
"1.15 Lord Shri Krishna blew his Panchajanya and Arjuna his Devadatta, brave Bheema his renowned shell, Poundra." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.15'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.75°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra165.45°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha118.25°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra124.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:38 – 08:19
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 15:06
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:56 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:38 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:19 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:19 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:38 – 04:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871684.27
Julian Day2460149.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.76°
🪷 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 (24.1821°), declination 19.95°, EoT -6.16 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: 2023-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)