पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 16, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.09°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra99.24°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha347.05°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.27°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra292.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani171.06°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:23
Varjyam06:51 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Labha06:21 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867171.27
Julian Day2455636.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0095°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.60°
🪷 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 (24.0095°), declination -1.95°, EoT -9.36 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: 2011-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)