पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 25, 3102 BCE

🪷 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 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3044
Śaka Saṁvat: -3179
Bengali Saṁvat: -3694
Malayalam Era: -3925
Nanakshahi: -4570
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya9.36°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra95.76°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.93°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha11.50°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani353.72°MīnaRevatī P3

Vellore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:32
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (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 Chala06:37 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year1
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)7.27
Julian Day588472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.4025°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.40°
🪷 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 (-47.4025°), declination -14.19°, EoT -13.70 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: -3101-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)