पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.35 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।

येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि।।4.35।।
"4.35 Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra183.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra29.11°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani229.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:59 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:56
Yamaganda04:47 – 06:28
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:51
Varjyam05:21 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:47 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:28 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:10 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:51 – 11:33 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:33 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:51 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:10 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:28 – 04:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869062.27
Julian Day2457527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.64°
🪷 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 (24.0818°), declination 19.82°, EoT 3.65 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: 2016-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)