पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 4, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.37°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra83.75°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha8.66°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.20°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra335.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.52°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:21
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:40 – 13:14
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:25 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:06 – 11:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:40 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:21 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:21 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:40 – 01:06 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:06 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:25 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869382.27
Julian Day2457847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0941°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.13°
🪷 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 (24.0941°), declination 5.70°, EoT -3.40 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: 2017-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)