पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · August 22, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.72°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra214.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.32°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha140.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.42°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra169.72°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani94.74°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:30
Yamaganda08:25 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:39 – 13:16
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:11 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:48 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:25 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:02 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:39 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:30 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:30 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:39 – 01:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:02 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:25 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:48 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875731.27
Julian Day2464196.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.54°
🪷 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 (24.3369°), declination 11.80°, EoT -2.54 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: 2034-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)