पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 23, 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.47°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.96°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha264.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.51°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani10.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:18
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:13
Gulika Kāla06:22 – 07:41
Varjyam06:48 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 Kāla06:22 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:36 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:54 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:13 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:31 – 16:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:50 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:31 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:13 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:54 – 23:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:36 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873663.27
Julian Day2462128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.68°
🪷 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 (24.2578°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2028-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)