पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 29, 2027 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 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.82°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra266.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha262.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani356.82°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:39
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:25 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:16 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:16 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873303.27
Julian Day2461768.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.62°
🪷 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 (24.2440°), declination -23.25°, EoT -2.35 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: 2027-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)