पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · December 26, 2033 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 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.24°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra302.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha251.16°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra247.60°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani84.28°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla12:56 – 14:14
Varjyam06:50 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 Amṛta06:23 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:37 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:56 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:51 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:56 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:37 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:23 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875492.27
Julian Day2463957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3277°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.40°
🪷 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 (24.3277°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2033-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)