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

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BG 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra174.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:48 – 08:25
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:54
Varjyam05:43 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Amṛta05:10 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:48 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:25 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:39 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:31 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:31 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:31 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:39 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:25 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:48 – 05:10 (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)1871712.27
Julian Day2460177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.69°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 12.25°, EoT -2.80 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: 2023-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)