पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 22, 2023 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra341.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha341.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.59°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra11.64°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani307.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:15
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:13 – 11:44
Varjyam06:10 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:39 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:13 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:17 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:17 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:13 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871560.27
Julian Day2460025.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.29°
🪷 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 (24.1774°), declination 0.46°, EoT -7.53 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: 2023-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)