पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: अपरा एकादशी — Aparā Ekādaśī
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.3 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।

असम्मूढः स मर्त्येषु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।।10.3।।
"10.3 He who knows Me as the unborn, without beginning, the Lord of the universe, he, stripped of his delusion, becomes free from all conceivable sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra344.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra53.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani10.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 09:51
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla04:46 – 06:28
Varjyam05:20 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:46 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:28 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:10 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:51 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:51 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:10 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:28 – 04:46 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873446.27
Julian Day2461911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2495°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.69°
🪷 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 (24.2495°), declination 20.05°, EoT 3.60 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: 2028-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)