पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 2, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya317.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra285.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha320.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra275.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani171.95°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:49
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:01 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 06:01 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867157.27
Julian Day2455622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.06°
🪷 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 (24.0090°), declination -7.40°, EoT -12.85 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: 2011-03-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)