पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 4, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.42 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि

विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु।

एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं

तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम्।।11.42।।
"11.42 Whatever insult I have offered to Thee in jest, in sport or in repose, in conversation or at the banquet, alone or in a multitude, I ask Thy forgiveness for them all, O Thou Who art without an equal!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.42'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra120.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha293.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.68°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra349.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani220.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:49
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:59 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868620.27
Julian Day2457085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0649°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.94°
🪷 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 (24.0649°), declination -6.63°, EoT -12.45 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: 2015-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)