पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.5 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
"6.5 Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha321.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani316.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:39
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:44 – 16:12
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg05:59 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:44 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:44 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 05:59 (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 Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871907.27
Julian Day2460372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.77°
🪷 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 (24.1906°), declination -6.70°, EoT -12.65 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: 2024-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)