पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 6, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.84°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra359.52°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.47°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha324.80°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.17°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra317.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani265.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:31 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 06:57
Varjyam05:54 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:57 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:31 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:22 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:56 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:22 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:31 – 03:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:57 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870114.27
Julian Day2458579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.08°
🪷 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 (24.1221°), declination 6.28°, EoT -2.79 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: 2019-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)