पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 28, 2024 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.06°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	241.05°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	333.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	351.74°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	29.26°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	3.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शनि Śani	322.27°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:29 – 18:07
Yamaganda	11:34 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla	14:51 – 16:29
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:01 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:39 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:17 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:56 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:34 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:12 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:51 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:29 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:07 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:29 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:12 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:34 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:56 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:17 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:39 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871963.27
Julian Day	2460428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1928°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	229.12°

🪷 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 (24.1928°), declination 14.26°, 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: 2024-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)