पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · November 9, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.04°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha223.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.57°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra242.21°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani318.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta10:59 – 11:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta22:59 – 23:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 09:58
Yamaganda12:43 – 14:05
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:14
Varjyam06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:21 – 12:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:43 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:05 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:27 – 16:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:27 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:05 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:43 – 23:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:21 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:52 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872158.27
Julian Day2460623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2002°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.63°
🪷 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 (24.2002°), declination -16.95°, EoT 15.87 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: 2024-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)