पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra74.53°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.31°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.91°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra154.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.68°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:48
Yamaganda05:14 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:01
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:14 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:01 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:01 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872086.27
Julian Day2460551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.61°
🪷 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 (24.1975°), declination 9.23°, EoT -0.50 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: 2024-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)