पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 8, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.18°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra140.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.99°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha212.04°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra155.10°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani306.43°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla09:58 – 11:20
Varjyam06:18 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:51 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:58 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:20 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:05 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:28 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:28 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:05 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:20 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:58 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871791.27
Julian Day2460256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1862°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.31°
🪷 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 (24.1862°), declination -16.44°, EoT 15.99 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: 2023-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)