पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.21°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.19°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha221.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra161.70°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani306.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:00 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:00 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:04 – 15:26
Yamaganda08:38 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:21 – 12:43
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:38 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:00 – 11:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:21 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:43 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:04 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:26 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:47 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:26 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:04 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:43 – 23:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:21 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:00 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:38 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:55 (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)1871797.27
Julian Day2460262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1864°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.32°
🪷 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 (24.1864°), declination -18.11°, EoT 15.07 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: 2023-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)