पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya203.19°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra164.42°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.38°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha215.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra157.28°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:21
Yamaganda14:05 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:36
Varjyam06:20 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 Chala05:52 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:21 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:43 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:05 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:27 – 16:49 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:27 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:05 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:43 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:21 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871793.27
Julian Day2460258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.25°
🪷 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 (24.1863°), declination -17.02°, EoT 15.74 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: 2023-11-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)