पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · March 30, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya345.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra353.68°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.38°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha335.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.42°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra333.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani330.15°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:20 – 17:53
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:47 – 16:20
Varjyam06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 Udveg05:30 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:36 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:36 – 10:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:09 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:47 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:20 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:53 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:20 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:09 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:36 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:30 (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)1872299.27
Julian Day2460764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.89°
🪷 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 (24.2056°), declination 3.80°, EoT -4.98 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: 2025-03-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)