पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 14, 2022 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 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.09°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.21°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha40.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra348.60°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani300.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:43 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:11 – 09:52
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla04:50 – 06:30
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:50 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:30 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:11 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:35 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:16 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:35 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:52 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:11 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:30 – 04:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871248.27
Julian Day2459713.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.23°
🪷 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 (24.1654°), declination 18.58°, EoT 3.76 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: 2022-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)