पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 6, 2024 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 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra353.19°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha355.60°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.13°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra13.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani322.96°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:08 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:34 – 08:14
Yamaganda09:53 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:52
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:34 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:14 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:53 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:53 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:14 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:34 – 04:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871971.27
Julian Day2460436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1931°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.39°
🪷 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 (24.1931°), declination 16.63°, EoT 3.44 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: 2024-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)