पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 11, 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra316.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.63°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:45 – 08:24
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:41
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:59
Varjyam05:39 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:45 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:24 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:41 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:59 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:59 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:59 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:41 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:24 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:45 – 05:06 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872433.27
Julian Day2460898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.62°
🪷 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 15.24°, EoT -4.91 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: 2025-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)