पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 29, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra34.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha332.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra359.80°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani184.84°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:49
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 06:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867521.27
Julian Day2455986.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.39°
🪷 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 (24.0229°), declination -7.87°, EoT -13.04 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: 2012-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)