पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · September 23, 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.81°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra291.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.43°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha174.85°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra192.09°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani348.01°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:04 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:04 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:28 – 12:59
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla09:57 – 11:28
Varjyam05:55 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Labha05:24 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:57 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:28 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:59 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:32 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:59 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:28 – 00:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:57 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872841.27
Julian Day2461306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2264°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.83°
🪷 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 (24.2264°), declination -0.02°, EoT 8.44 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: 2026-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)