पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 28, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।

"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	188.08°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.51°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	22.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	19.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:16 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla	17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:17 – 09:56
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla	05:01 – 06:39
Varjyam	05:34 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:01 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:39 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:17 – 09:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	09:56 – 11:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:34 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:50 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:29 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:07 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:29 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:50 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:34 – 00:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	00:56 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:17 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:39 – 05:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.7271°

Longitude: 88.3953°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873789.27
Julian Day	2462254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.87°

🪷 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 (24.2626°), declination 14.19°, EoT 2.49 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: 2029-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)