पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 26, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya40.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra44.09°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha16.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.03°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra355.08°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani241.70°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:51 – 11:33
Yamaganda14:58 – 16:40
Gulika Kāla06:27 – 08:09
Varjyam05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:44 – 06:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:27 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:09 – 09:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:33 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:58 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:40 – 18:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:22 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:40 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:58 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:33 – 00:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:51 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:09 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:27 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869434.27
Julian Day2457899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.43°
🪷 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 21.13°, EoT 3.12 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: 2017-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)