पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 20, 2024 CE

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Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra174.95°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.30°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha11.04°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.43°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra30.81°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:28 – 08:10
Yamaganda09:51 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:56
Varjyam05:20 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:46 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:28 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:10 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:56 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:56 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:51 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:10 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:28 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871985.27
Julian Day2460450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.49°
🪷 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 (24.1936°), declination 20.05°, EoT 3.60 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: 2024-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)