पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra205.99°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha1.92°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra326.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani319.17°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:09 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:36
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:31 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:09 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:20 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:09 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871933.27
Julian Day2460398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.47°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1916°), declination 3.51°, EoT -5.30 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: 2024-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)