पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 23, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.10°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	297.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	263.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 46 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 13 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:31 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:07 – 10:27
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla	06:25 – 07:46
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Kāla	06:25 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:46 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:07 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:27 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:48 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:30 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:11 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:51 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:30 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:48 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:27 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:07 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:46 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870772.27
Julian Day	2459237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.93°

🪷 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 (24.1472°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2021-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)