पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 6, 2026 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.33°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra248.72°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.60°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha11.00°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.24°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra49.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani345.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:48 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:13
Yamaganda06:34 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:53 – 11:33
Varjyam05:28 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 Labha04:55 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:34 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:14 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:53 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 18:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:11 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:53 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:14 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:34 – 04:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872701.27
Julian Day2461166.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.97°
🪷 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 (24.2210°), declination 16.49°, 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: 2026-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)