पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · May 12, 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 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.35°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra10.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha28.55°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.82°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra39.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani21.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:06 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:06 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:12 – 09:52
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla04:51 – 06:31
Varjyam05:24 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:51 – 06:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:31 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:12 – 09:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:52 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:33 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:33 – 00:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:52 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:12 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:31 – 04:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873803.27
Julian Day2462268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.49°
🪷 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 (24.2631°), declination 18.17°, EoT 3.74 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: 2029-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)