पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 22, 2018 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra86.40°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha342.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.16°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra32.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani254.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:27 – 18:04
Yamaganda11:35 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:27
Varjyam05:39 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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 Udveg05:06 – 06:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:44 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:21 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:58 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:27 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:04 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:27 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:58 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:21 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:44 – 05:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869765.27
Julian Day2458230.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1087°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.44°
🪷 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 (24.1087°), declination 12.12°, EoT 1.40 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: 2018-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)