पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 13, 2019 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 13.7 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतनाधृतिः।एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम्।।13.7।।
"13.7 Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, sympathy, vitality and the persistent clinging to life, these are in brief the constituents of changing Matter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya299.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.14°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha310.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani262.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:39 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:39 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870062.27
Julian Day2458527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.93°
🪷 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 (24.1201°), declination -13.51°, EoT -14.60 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: 2019-02-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)