पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 26, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.94°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha305.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.96°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.11°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:10 – 17:36
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:10
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:04 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:30 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:10 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:36 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:10 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:30 – 06:04 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869345.27
Julian Day2457810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.59°
🪷 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 (24.0926°), declination -8.71°, EoT -13.55 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: 2017-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)