पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 28, 3138 BCE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.50°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.70°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha324.36°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.62°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra312.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:31 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:06 – 16:31
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:34 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:50 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:06 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:31 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:31 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:06 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:50 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12835.73
Julian Day575629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.51°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.8937°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: -3137-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)