पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 25, 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 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.51°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra351.78°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha267.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.78°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani10.25°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:14
Varjyam06:49 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:55 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:51 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:55 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873665.27
Julian Day2462130.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.77°
🪷 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 (24.2579°), declination -23.38°, EoT -0.49 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: 2028-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)