पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.55°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra220.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.65°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha264.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani229.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:50
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:21 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:35 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:19 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:35 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:21 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868956.27
Julian Day2457421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.23°
🪷 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 (24.0778°), declination -16.73°, EoT -13.97 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: 2016-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)