पञ्चाङ्ग — Siliguri, West Bengal · April 29, 2031 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 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.79°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha347.42°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.42°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra56.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani43.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:15 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:29
Yamaganda08:17 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:12
Varjyam05:33 – 05:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:00 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:39 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:17 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:55 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:12 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:29 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:07 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:29 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:12 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 00:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:55 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:17 – 03:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:39 – 05:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874520.27
Julian Day2462985.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.09°
🪷 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 (24.2906°), declination 14.35°, EoT 2.64 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: 2031-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)