पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 1, 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 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra149.71°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha301.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra274.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:28 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:34
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:22 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:22 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870781.27
Julian Day2459246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.29°
🪷 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 (24.1476°), declination -17.08°, EoT -13.69 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: 2021-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)