पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 3, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.17 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।

प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।
"7.17 Of all of these, he who has gained wisdom, who meditates on Me without ceasing, devoting himself only to Me, he is the best; for by the wise man I am exceedingly beloved and the wise man, too, is beloved by Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra32.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.19°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati149.41°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra3.42°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani0.89°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:12
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:54
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:12 – 17:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:39 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:12 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873368.27
Julian Day2461833.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2465°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.55°
🪷 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 (24.2465°), declination -6.68°, EoT -12.65 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: 2028-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)