पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 17, 2024 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.39°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra82.96°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.92°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha221.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani319.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:13
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:29
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 12:52
Varjyam06:45 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:10 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:29 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:47 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:29 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:10 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:19 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872196.27
Julian Day2460661.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2017°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.79°
🪷 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 (24.2017°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2024-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)