पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 23, 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 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.00°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra241.63°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha266.81°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra261.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani297.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:36
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 08:59
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:22 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:36 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:13 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:31 – 16:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:50 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:31 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:13 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:36 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:22 (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 Amāvasyā + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871471.27
Julian Day2459936.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.85°
🪷 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 (24.1740°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2022-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)