पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 12, 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 7.28 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।

ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः।।7.28।।
"7.28 But those who act righteously, in whom sin has been destroyed, who are free from the infatuation of the conflicting emotions, they worship Me with firm resolution." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.63°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra77.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha1.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra20.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani323.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:34 – 18:15
Yamaganda11:33 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:34
Varjyam05:24 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:51 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:31 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:12 – 09:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:52 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:34 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:15 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:34 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:33 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:33 – 00:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:52 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:12 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:31 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871977.27
Julian Day2460442.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1933°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.20°
🪷 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 (24.1933°), declination 18.22°, EoT 3.74 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: 2024-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)