पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 13, 2020 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 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.16°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra117.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha269.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani268.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:24
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:44 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:03 – 18:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:44 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870396.27
Julian Day2458861.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1328°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.70°
🪷 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 (24.1328°), declination -21.59°, EoT -8.64 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: 2020-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)