पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 31, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।
"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra24.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.18°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha272.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra310.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:44 – 09:06
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala06:22 – 07:44 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:44 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:44 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874432.27
Julian Day2462897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.78°
🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.48°, EoT -13.53 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: 2031-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)