पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 10, 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 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha293.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani282.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:40 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:27 – 11:51
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:40 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:27 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:38 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:02 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:02 – 20:38 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:38 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:27 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:40 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870790.27
Julian Day2459255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.77°
🪷 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 (24.1479°), declination -14.33°, EoT -14.55 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: 2021-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)