पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 29, 2032 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 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra210.75°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.07°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha244.47°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra299.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani68.78°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:24 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 12:57
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:39
Varjyam06:51 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 12:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:57 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:16 – 15:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:34 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:34 – 20:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:16 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:57 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875130.27
Julian Day2463595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.39°
🪷 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 (24.3139°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2032-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)