पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 27, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.65°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra56.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha238.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra229.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani194.84°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:15
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:19
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:38 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:56 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:15 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:33 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:52 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:33 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:15 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:56 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:38 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867823.27
Julian Day2456288.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0344°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)164.51°
🪷 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 (24.0344°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2012-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)