पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.25°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra275.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.91°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha228.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.65°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra240.40°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani245.85°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:12
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:17
Varjyam06:47 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:12 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:30 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:49 – 18:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:30 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:12 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869643.27
Julian Day2458108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.90°
🪷 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 (24.1040°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.38 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: 2017-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)