पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 27, 2023 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 14.14 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।14.14।।
"14.14 When Purity prevails, the soul on quitting the body passes on to the pure regions where live those who know the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra353.20°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha257.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra305.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani301.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:32 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:07
Varjyam06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

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 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:32 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:32 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871506.27
Julian Day2459971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.34°
🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.57°, EoT -12.76 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: 2023-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)