पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 4, 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra27.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha352.98°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.99°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra351.45°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani167.48°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:50 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Varjyam05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:31 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:31 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:10 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:31 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:15 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:36 – 04:56 (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 Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867220.27
Julian Day2455685.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.18°
🪷 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 (24.0114°), declination 15.81°, EoT 3.26 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: 2011-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)