पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 10, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।

"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.2'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	25.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	196.03°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	48.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	1.44°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	170.07°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	342.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	242.64°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 21 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 38 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:05 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:45 – 04:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:14 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:33 – 13:13
Yamaganda	06:32 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla	09:53 – 11:33
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	07:59 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:52 – 06:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:32 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:12 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	09:53 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:13 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:53 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:33 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:14 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:33 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:53 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:33 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	00:53 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:12 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:32 – 04:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869418.27
Julian Day	2457883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0954°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.28°

🪷 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 (24.0954°), declination 17.63°, EoT 3.68 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: 2017-05-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)