पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 3, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra303.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha311.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani25.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:39
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:44 – 16:11
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:44 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:44 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874098.27
Julian Day2462563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.59°
🪷 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 (24.2744°), declination -6.87°, EoT -12.65 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: 2030-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)