पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 7, 2028 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 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra14.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha276.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra297.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani356.98°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:21 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:05
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:21 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 16:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:59 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:21 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:27 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873312.27
Julian Day2461777.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2444°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.21°
🪷 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 (24.2444°), declination -22.45°, EoT -6.29 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: 2028-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)