पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 16, 2028 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 9.3 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।

अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि।।9.3।।
"9.3 They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.33°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra265.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.33°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha6.40°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra45.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.14°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:25 – 18:01
Yamaganda11:36 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:25
Varjyam05:44 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:48 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:24 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:00 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:36 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:25 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:25 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:36 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:36 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:00 – 02:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:24 – 03:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:48 – 05:12 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873412.27
Julian Day2461877.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.22°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 10.25°, EoT 0.02 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: 2028-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)