पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 12, 2015 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra70.24°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani218.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:34
Yamaganda08:12 – 09:52
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:13
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:51 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:31 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:12 – 09:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:52 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:52 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:12 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:31 – 04:51 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868689.27
Julian Day2457154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.60°
🪷 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 (24.0676°), declination 18.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 2015-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)