पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra257.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha283.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra331.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani303.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:26 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:40 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:01
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:26 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:40 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:30 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:40 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:12 (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)1871527.27
Julian Day2459992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1761°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.62°
🪷 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 (24.1761°), declination -12.13°, EoT -14.49 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: 2023-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)