पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 27, 2019 CE

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🪷 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: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	283.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	53.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
बुध Budha	349.05°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	239.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	343.35°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	266.31°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:18 – 09:56
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla	05:02 – 06:40
Varjyam	05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:02 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:40 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:18 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:50 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:28 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:06 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:28 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:18 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:40 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870135.27
Julian Day	2458600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1229°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.40°

🪷 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 (24.1229°), declination 13.69°, EoT 2.33 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: 2019-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)