पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 30, 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra322.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.13°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha292.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra325.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani358.03°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:55 – 17:16
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla14:33 – 15:55
Varjyam06:50 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:23 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:06 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:28 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:11 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:33 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:55 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:16 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:55 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:33 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:11 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:28 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:06 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873335.27
Julian Day2461800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)40.29°
🪷 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 (24.2452°), declination -17.83°, EoT -13.36 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: 2028-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)