पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 7, 2029 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra165.93°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.74°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha279.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.30°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra243.99°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 16:59
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:02
Gulika Kāla14:21 – 15:40
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:45 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:02 – 14:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:21 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:40 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:59 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:40 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:21 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:02 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:45 – 06:26 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873678.27
Julian Day2462143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.98°
🪷 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 (24.2584°), declination -22.35°, EoT -6.29 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: 2029-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)