पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 28, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra263.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala33.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha60.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati58.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra58.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani191.84°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:41
Yamaganda08:09 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:16
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:44 – 06:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:26 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:09 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:51 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:41 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:23 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:41 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:51 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:09 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:26 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867975.27
Julian Day2456440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.77°
🪷 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 (24.0402°), declination 21.46°, EoT 2.89 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: 2013-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)