पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 16, 2020 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 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra161.46°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.14°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha274.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra308.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:06 – 14:26
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:47
Gulika Kāla09:06 – 10:26
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:47 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:06 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:06 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:26 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:46 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:05 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:46 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:26 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:06 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:47 – 06:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870399.27
Julian Day2458864.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.93°
🪷 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 (24.1330°), declination -21.07°, EoT -9.69 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: 2020-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)