पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 13, 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 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.92°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra318.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha47.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.51°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra71.33°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani218.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā 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)01:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:13
Yamaganda06:31 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:52 – 11:33
Varjyam05:24 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:31 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:12 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:52 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:34 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:34 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:52 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:12 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:31 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868690.27
Julian Day2457155.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.00°
🪷 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 18.26°, 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: 2015-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)