पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 22, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.98°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra226.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha265.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra260.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani297.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:54 – 14:12
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:40
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:17
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:22 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:40 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:54 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:12 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:31 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:49 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:31 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:12 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:54 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:40 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871470.27
Julian Day2459935.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1739°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.77°
🪷 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 (24.1739°), declination -23.44°, EoT 0.91 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: 2022-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)