पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 23, 2018 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 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.87°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra345.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.44°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha262.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.89°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra281.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani249.64°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:50
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:09
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:25 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:50 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869676.27
Julian Day2458141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.39°
🪷 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 (24.1053°), declination -19.49°, EoT -11.81 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: 2018-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)