पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 28, 2022 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra226.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.10°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha273.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani290.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:07
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871142.27
Julian Day2459607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1614°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.97°
🪷 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 (24.1614°), declination -18.24°, EoT -12.97 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: 2022-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)