पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 4, 2025 CE

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BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.64°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	103.19°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.39°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	355.11°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.72°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	337.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	334.04°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:50 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:31 – 18:10
Yamaganda	11:33 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:52 – 16:31
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:01 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:56 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:35 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:15 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:52 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:31 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:10 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:31 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:52 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:33 – 00:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:15 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:35 – 04:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872334.27
Julian Day	2460799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	80.48°

🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 15.99°, EoT 3.26 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2025-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)