पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 26, 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 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.82°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra247.62°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.98°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha240.66°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.19°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra282.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani266.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:56 – 14:14
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:00 – 10:19
Varjyam06:50 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:00 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:56 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:14 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:33 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:51 – 18:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:33 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:14 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:56 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 03:00 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:00 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:24 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870378.27
Julian Day2458843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.59°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.96 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: 2019-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)