पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 3, 2014 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 3.32 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।

सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः।।3.32।।
"3.32 But they who ridicule My word and do not keep it, are ignorant, devoid of wisdom and blind. They seek but their own destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
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)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra63.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.60°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha26.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.54°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra335.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani206.31°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:57
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 Kāla08:15 – 09:54
Yamaganda13:12 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:36
Varjyam05:30 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 Kāla04:57 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:36 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:54 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:12 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:30 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:10 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:30 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:54 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:15 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:36 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868315.27
Julian Day2456780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.83°
🪷 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 (24.0532°), declination 15.60°, EoT 3.15 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: 2014-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)