पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 31, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.91°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra177.75°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.00°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha211.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.33°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra231.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani318.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:44 – 14:07
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 09:56
Varjyam06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Śubha05:45 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:56 – 11:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:20 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:44 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:07 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:07 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:44 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:20 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:56 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:45 (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)1872149.27
Julian Day2460614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1999°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.37°
🪷 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 (24.1999°), declination -14.21°, EoT 16.45 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: 2024-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)