पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 23, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra238.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha294.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra317.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.61°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:48 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:50
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:48 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:48 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:48 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873328.27
Julian Day2461793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.79°
🪷 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 (24.2450°), declination -19.59°, EoT -11.81 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: 2028-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)