पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 16, 2034 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 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra219.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha285.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra274.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani82.55°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:46 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:26
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:46 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:46 – 17:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:06 – 18:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:46 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:46 – 06:27 (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)1875513.27
Julian Day2463978.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.59°
🪷 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 (24.3285°), declination -20.95°, EoT -9.69 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: 2034-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)