पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 2, 2025 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 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra335.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra333.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani323.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:19
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 15:57
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:19 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872243.27
Julian Day2460708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.38°
🪷 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 (24.2035°), declination -16.79°, EoT -13.84 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: 2025-02-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)