पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 13, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.39°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra226.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.04°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha0.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra42.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani5.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:48
Yamaganda05:15 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:26 – 10:02
Varjyam05:47 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:15 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:26 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:02 – 11:37 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:37 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:24 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:24 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:37 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:02 – 02:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:26 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873409.27
Julian Day2461874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.85°
🪷 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 (24.2481°), declination 9.18°, EoT -0.77 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: 2028-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)