पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · February 26, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra96.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.28°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.75°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra306.66°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:30 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:43
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:04 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:30 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:36 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:30 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873728.27
Julian Day2462193.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.32°
🪷 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 (24.2603°), declination -8.67°, EoT -13.55 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: 2029-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)