पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 27, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.54°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra15.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha270.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.04°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra230.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:23 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:38 – 12:56
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:38
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:38 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:56 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:15 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:33 – 16:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:52 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:33 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:15 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:56 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:38 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873667.27
Julian Day2462132.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.25°
🪷 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 -23.31°, EoT -1.42 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: 2028-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)