पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 7, 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 1.26 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तत्रापश्यत्स्थितान्पार्थः पितृ़नथ पितामहान्।

आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातृ़न्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा।।1.26।।
"1.26 There Arjuna noticed fathers, grandfathers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandsons, teachers, friends;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.26'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra310.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.30°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra33.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani20.52°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:07 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:34 – 08:13
Yamaganda09:53 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:52
Varjyam05:27 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:54 – 06:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:34 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:13 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga09:53 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:32 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:32 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 00:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga00:53 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:13 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:34 – 04:54 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873798.27
Julian Day2462263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)285.92°
🪷 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 (24.2630°), declination 16.85°, EoT 3.51 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: 2029-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)