पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 17, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra263.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.70°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra140.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:18 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:09 – 06:47
Varjyam05:42 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:09 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:47 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 13:18 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:18 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:18 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:47 – 05:09 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872074.27
Julian Day2460539.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.84°
🪷 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 (24.1970°), declination 13.31°, EoT -3.75 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: 2024-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)