पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 19, 3102 BCE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.52°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra23.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha0.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.77°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra2.67°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani352.93°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:43
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:59 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:59 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1.27
Julian Day588466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.86°
🪷 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 (-47.4028°), declination -16.00°, EoT -14.37 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: -3101-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)