पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 7, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.13 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।
"17.13 Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith - that is the product of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya352.80°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra182.79°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.77°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha10.75°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.42°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra30.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani309.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:39
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla06:56 – 08:30
Varjyam05:53 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 Chala05:22 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:56 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:30 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:13 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:13 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:30 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:56 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871576.27
Julian Day2460041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.86°
🪷 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 (24.1780°), declination 6.67°, EoT -2.49 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: 2023-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)