पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 2, 2012 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 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra140.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha354.08°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.20°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra56.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani180.69°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:36 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:57 – 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 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 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 – 04:57 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867584.27
Julian Day2456049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.54°
🪷 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 (24.0253°), declination 15.45°, EoT 3.04 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: 2012-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)