पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.52°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.90°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.75°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:23 – 10:02
Yamaganda13:21 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:05 – 06:44
Varjyam05:38 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:05 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:44 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:02 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:02 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:44 – 05:05 (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 Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872431.27
Julian Day2460896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.36°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.82°, EoT -5.21 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: 2025-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)