पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 13, 2013 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra40.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani192.84°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:31 – 08:11
Yamaganda09:52 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:54
Varjyam05:24 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:50 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:31 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:11 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:52 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:11 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:31 – 04:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867960.27
Julian Day2456425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.50°
🪷 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 (24.0397°), declination 18.38°, EoT 3.75 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: 2013-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)