पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 16, 2024 CE

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BG 7.2 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।

यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते।।7.2।।

"7.2 I will reveal to this knowledge unto thee, and how it may be realised; which, once accomplished, there remains nothing else worth having in this life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	2.36°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	95.19°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	324.17°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	355.17°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	26.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	348.94°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	321.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:01 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:49 – 16:25
Yamaganda	08:24 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla	11:36 – 13:13
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:12 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:48 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:24 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:00 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:36 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:49 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:25 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:01 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:25 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:49 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:36 – 01:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:00 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:24 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:48 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871951.27
Julian Day	2460416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.33°

🪷 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 (24.1923°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 2024-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)