पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 23, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.53°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha284.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati318.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra266.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani294.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 11:50
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:34 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871168.27
Julian Day2459633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1624°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.32°
🪷 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 (24.1624°), declination -9.90°, EoT -13.97 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: 2022-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)