पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra91.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:17 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:29
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:02 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:17 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:17 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:43 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:37 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:43 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:17 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872634.27
Julian Day2461099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.32°
🪷 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 (24.2184°), declination -8.02°, EoT -13.22 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: 2026-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)