पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 18, 2012 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Āyuṣmān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Gara |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 33.48° | Vṛṣabha | Kṛttikā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 1.52° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 135.45° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 22.16° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 29.98° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 59.77° | Vṛṣabha | Mr̥gaśirā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 179.65° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
☀️ Siliguri, West Bengal — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 04:47 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:18 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:33 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 03:02 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 15:48 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 30 Mins 42 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 29 Mins 18 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 02:59 – 03:53 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 03:40 – 04:47 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:06 – 12:00 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:48 – 14:42 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:06 – 18:30 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:18 – 18:52 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:03 – 19:48 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:06 – 00:00 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 09:51 – 11:33 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:55 – 16:37 |
| Gulika Kāla | 06:29 – 08:10 |
| Varjyam | 05:21 – 05:43 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 07:57 – 08:24 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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
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
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 04:47 – 06:29 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 06:29 – 08:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:10 – 09:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:14 – 14:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:55 – 16:37 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:37 – 18:18 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:37 – 20:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:55 – 22:14 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:14 – 23:33 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:33 – 00:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 00:51 – 02:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:10 – 03:29 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 03:29 – 04:47 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 26.7271°
Longitude: 88.3953°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5114 · Kali-5114 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867600.27 · 5113.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456065.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0259° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 326.63° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 28/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0259°) · declination 19.60° · EoT 3.69 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2012-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)