पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra22.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha330.77°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra358.68°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani184.87°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:16
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Roga06:03 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:29 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:37 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:29 – 06:03 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867520.27
Julian Day2455985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.76°
🪷 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 (24.0228°), declination -8.25°, EoT -13.22 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: 2012-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)