पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 12, 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 10.33 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।

अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताऽहं विश्वतोमुखः।।10.33।।
"10.33 Of letters I am A; I am the copulative in compound words; I am Time inexhaustible; and I am the all-pervading Preserver." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.33'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra162.41°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha285.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.94°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra286.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.62°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)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:24
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:43 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:02 – 18:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:43 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868569.27
Julian Day2457034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)258.27°
🪷 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 (24.0630°), declination -21.72°, EoT -8.27 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: 2015-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)