पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 1, 2026 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra43.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha244.12°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.99°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra254.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:59 – 14:17
Yamaganda06:25 – 07:44
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:21
Varjyam06:52 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:25 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:44 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:59 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:17 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:36 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:36 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:17 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:59 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:44 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872576.27
Julian Day2461041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2162°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.96°
🪷 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 (24.2162°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)