पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 30, 2021 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra121.82°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha302.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra272.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:28
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 07:44
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:23 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:28 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:17 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:28 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870779.27
Julian Day2459244.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.52°
🪷 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 (24.1475°), declination -17.64°, EoT -13.36 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: 2021-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)