पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 24, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.34 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च

कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्।

मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा

युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।
"11.34 Drona and Bheeshma, Jayadratha and Karna, and other brave warriors - I have condemned them all. Destroy them; fight and fear not. Thy foes shall be crushed."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra20.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.77°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha284.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani220.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:08
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:16
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868612.27
Julian Day2457077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.96°
🪷 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 (24.0646°), declination -9.64°, EoT -13.84 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: 2015-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)