पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 2, 2029 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 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra246.78°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha32.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.84°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra27.36°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani19.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:12 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:12
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:54 – 11:33
Varjyam05:31 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:02 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:58 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:37 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:15 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:54 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:51 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:51 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:51 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 00:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:54 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:15 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:37 – 04:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873793.27
Julian Day2462258.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.37°
🪷 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 (24.2628°), declination 15.41°, EoT 3.04 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: 2029-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)