पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 1, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.59°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra55.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha336.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra32.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani4.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:34 – 10:07
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:47
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:01
Varjyam05:59 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:28 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:34 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:07 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:47 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:21 – 17:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:54 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:21 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:47 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:07 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:34 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873397.27
Julian Day2461862.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.73°
🪷 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 (24.2476°), declination 4.68°, EoT -4.34 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: 2028-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)