पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.25 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि

दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि।

दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म

प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
"11.25 When I see Thy mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya301.96°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra247.41°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.84°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha277.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.69°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra328.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani219.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:28
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 16:04
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:38 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:40 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:40 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:27 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:38 – 06:14 (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)1868603.27
Julian Day2457068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.76°
🪷 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 (24.0643°), declination -12.84°, EoT -14.57 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: 2015-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)