पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 24, 2019 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 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.78°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra220.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.64°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha237.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.73°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra280.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani266.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:32
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 12:55
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:00 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:55 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:13 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:32 – 16:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:50 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:32 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:13 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:55 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:00 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:23 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870376.27
Julian Day2458841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.12°
🪷 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 (24.1321°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2019-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)