पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 18, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra231.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.42°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha167.26°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.73°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra189.95°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani348.38°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:05 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:05 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:30
Yamaganda14:34 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:26
Varjyam05:53 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:22 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:06 – 17:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:37 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:06 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872836.27
Julian Day2461301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.03°
🪷 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 (24.2262°), declination 1.92°, EoT 6.61 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: 2026-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)