पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 23, 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.97°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra52.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.11°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.41°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra200.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani343.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:36 – 12:54
Yamaganda07:41 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:36
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Labha06:22 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:36 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:54 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:31 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:50 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:31 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:54 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:36 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872932.27
Julian Day2461397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2298°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.54°
🪷 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 (24.2298°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2026-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)