पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 19, 2023 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 4.1 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम्।

विवस्वान् मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत्।।4.1।।
"4.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: This imperishable philosophy I taught to Viwaswana, the founder of the Sun dynasty, Viwaswana gave it to Manu the lawgiver, and Manu to King Ikshwaku!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.67°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra323.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala233.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha250.95°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra202.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani308.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:11 – 15:29
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 12:53
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:20 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:53 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:11 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:29 – 16:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:48 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:29 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:11 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:53 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871832.27
Julian Day2460297.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1878°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.70°
🪷 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 (24.1878°), declination -23.40°, EoT 2.32 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: 2023-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)