पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 22, 2024 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya37.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.35°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.82°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha13.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra33.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:57 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:15
Yamaganda06:27 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:33
Varjyam05:20 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:46 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:27 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:09 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:51 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:38 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:38 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:38 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:51 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:09 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:27 – 04:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871987.27
Julian Day2460452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.45°
🪷 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 (24.1937°), declination 20.45°, EoT 3.47 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: 2024-05-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)