पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.56°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha100.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra74.58°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:23
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:04 – 06:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:44 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:19 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:44 – 05:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872430.27
Julian Day2460895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2106°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)163.16°
🪷 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 (24.2106°), declination 16.11°, EoT -5.35 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: 2025-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)