पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 25, 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16'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)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra177.66°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha119.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:49 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:47
Yamaganda08:20 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:24
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:57 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:38 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:20 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:20 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:38 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871685.27
Julian Day2460150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.92°
🪷 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 19.74°, EoT -6.18 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: 2023-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)