पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 6, 2017 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 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra146.79°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha0.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.43°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani242.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:53
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla04:55 – 06:34
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:55 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:34 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:14 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:53 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:11 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:53 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:14 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:34 – 04:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869414.27
Julian Day2457879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0953°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.33°
🪷 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 (24.0953°), declination 16.54°, EoT 3.44 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: 2017-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)