पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · October 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.66°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra249.87°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.37°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha212.98°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra171.82°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta10:58 – 11:43
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta22:58 – 23:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:07 – 08:31
Yamaganda09:56 – 11:20
Gulika Kāla12:44 – 14:09
Varjyam06:11 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:07 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:31 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:56 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:20 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:44 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:09 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:58 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:09 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:44 – 23:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:20 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:56 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:31 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:07 – 05:43 (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)1872510.27
Julian Day2460975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.37°
🪷 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 (24.2137°), declination -12.81°, EoT 16.36 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: 2025-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)