पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 24, 2028 CE

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🪷 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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	177.82°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	150.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	81.51°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:47 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:52
Yamaganda	05:12 – 06:49
Gulika Kāla	08:25 – 10:02
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:12 – 06:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:49 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:25 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:02 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:38 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:52 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:28 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:05 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:28 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:52 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:38 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:02 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:25 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:49 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873542.27
Julian Day	2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.79°

🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)