पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra356.91°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha2.54°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.96°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani243.47°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:14
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:09 – 11:42
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:31 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:09 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:47 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:47 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:09 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:31 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869376.27
Julian Day2457841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.71°
🪷 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 (24.0938°), declination 3.39°, EoT -5.30 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: 2017-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)