पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra49.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha241.16°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.23°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.61°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani306.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:46
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:05 – 15:24
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:25 – 12:45
Varjyam06:33 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:25 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:05 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:24 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:24 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:05 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:25 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 06:06 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871811.27
Julian Day2460276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.16°
🪷 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 (24.1870°), declination -21.22°, EoT 11.22 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: 2023-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)