पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 24, 2017 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra13.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha13.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.12°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra353.31°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani241.83°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:56 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:15
Yamaganda06:27 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:33
Varjyam05:19 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:45 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:27 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:09 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:51 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:39 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:39 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:51 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:09 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:27 – 04:45 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869432.27
Julian Day2457897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.60°
🪷 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 (24.0960°), declination 20.77°, EoT 3.31 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: 2017-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)