पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 28, 2024 CE

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BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra278.21°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.36°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha23.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra40.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani324.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:16
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:44 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:26 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:09 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:51 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:51 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:09 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:26 – 04:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871993.27
Julian Day2460458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.75°
🪷 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 (24.1939°), declination 21.51°, EoT 2.89 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: 2024-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)