पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya89.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra111.91°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha84.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.01°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra132.38°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani350.48°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 15:07
Yamaganda04:53 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 10:00
Varjyam05:27 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:53 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:35 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:17 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:17 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:35 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872772.27
Julian Day2461237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.36°
🪷 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 (24.2237°), declination 21.38°, EoT -5.68 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: 2026-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)