पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra159.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.30°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha324.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.77°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra333.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani338.08°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:16 – 14:44
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:53 – 10:21
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:53 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:16 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:44 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:12 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:12 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:44 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:16 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:53 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:53 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872639.27
Julian Day2461104.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.80°
🪷 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 (24.2186°), declination -6.11°, EoT -12.23 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: 2026-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)