पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 18, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.89°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.35°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra9.25°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:40 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:37
Yamaganda08:10 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:33 – 13:14
Varjyam05:21 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:48 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:29 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:10 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:51 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:33 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:18 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:33 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:51 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:10 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:29 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873078.27
Julian Day2461543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.84°
🪷 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 (24.2354°), declination 19.46°, EoT 3.69 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: 2027-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)