पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 4, 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 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.56°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra233.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.14°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha264.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra259.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani230.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:35
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:43
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:28
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:43 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:43 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868957.27
Julian Day2457422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.30°
🪷 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 -16.44°, EoT -14.09 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: 2016-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)