पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 11, 2015 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 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra150.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha284.51°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra285.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:42 – 17:02
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:23 – 15:42
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:23 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:42 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:42 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:23 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868568.27
Julian Day2457033.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.52°
🪷 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 (24.0629°), declination -21.88°, EoT -7.89 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: 2015-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)