पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra64.94°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha302.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.72°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra346.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani305.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:49 – 13:16
Yamaganda07:28 – 08:55
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:49
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:55 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:49 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:11 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:11 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:49 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:55 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 06:01 (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 Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871539.27
Julian Day2460004.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.53°
🪷 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 (24.1766°), declination -7.75°, EoT -13.04 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: 2023-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)