पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.43°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra5.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.05°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha148.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra119.06°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani307.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:01 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:01 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:23
Yamaganda11:25 – 12:55
Gulika Kāla14:24 – 15:53
Varjyam05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:15 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:57 – 08:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:26 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:56 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:25 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:55 – 14:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:24 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:23 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:24 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:55 – 23:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:25 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:56 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:26 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:57 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871753.27
Julian Day2460218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1847°), declination -3.02°, EoT 11.17 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: 2023-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)