पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.42°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra174.28°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.75°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha310.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani325.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:36 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:41
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:36 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:51 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:30 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:51 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:36 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872258.27
Julian Day2460723.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2041°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.84°
🪷 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 (24.2041°), declination -11.95°, EoT -14.49 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: 2025-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)