पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 26, 2016 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra234.16°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra0.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani231.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:18 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:12
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:02 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:40 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:18 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:18 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:40 – 05:02 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869039.27
Julian Day2457504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0809°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.35°
🪷 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 (24.0809°), declination 13.60°, EoT 2.16 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: 2016-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)