पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · January 8, 2036 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra8.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.44°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha267.64°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra299.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani113.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:21 – 15:40
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:02
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:27 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:46 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:02 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:21 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:40 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:00 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:40 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:21 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:02 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:46 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876235.27
Julian Day2464700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.39°
🪷 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 (24.3562°), declination -22.32°, EoT -6.70 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: 2036-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)