पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 30, 2026 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 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra67.23°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha291.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra291.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani334.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla07:45 – 09:06
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:23 – 07:45 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:45 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:45 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872605.27
Julian Day2461070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.31°
🪷 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 (24.2173°), declination -17.70°, EoT -13.36 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: 2026-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)