पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.44°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra304.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.99°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha349.28°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.34°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra342.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani167.92°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:18
Gulika Kāla09:56 – 11:34
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:02 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:50 – 16:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:28 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:28 – 20:50 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:50 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:18 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:40 – 05:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867213.27
Julian Day2455678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.13°
🪷 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 (24.0111°), declination 13.67°, EoT 2.33 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: 2011-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)