पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 4, 2025 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	291.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	4.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.05°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	287.00°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.03°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	335.25°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	323.65°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:25 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla	17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:36 – 15:58
Yamaganda	09:05 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla	11:51 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:20 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:43 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:05 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:28 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:51 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:36 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:58 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:21 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:58 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:36 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:51 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:28 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:05 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:43 – 06:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872245.27
Julian Day	2460710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2036°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	71.25°

🪷 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 (24.2036°), declination -16.20°, EoT -14.09 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: 2025-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)