पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 17, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.03°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra241.60°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.76°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha52.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.85°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra351.79°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani205.26°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:52
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla04:48 – 06:29
Varjyam05:22 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:48 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:29 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:10 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:52 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:10 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:29 – 04:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868329.27
Julian Day2456794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0538°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.02°
🪷 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 (24.0538°), declination 19.27°, EoT 3.72 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: 2014-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)