पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · July 23, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.74°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra134.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.60°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha120.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.56°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani54.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:24
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:19
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:43
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:38 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:19 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:01 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:01 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:19 – 03:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:38 – 04:56 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874605.27
Julian Day2463070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.54°
🪷 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 (24.2938°), declination 20.14°, EoT -6.13 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: 2031-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)