पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.33°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra165.09°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.21°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha127.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra103.75°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani168.31°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:29
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:09 – 10:44
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:09 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:04 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:04 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867312.27
Julian Day2455777.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.50°
🪷 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 (24.0149°), declination 17.37°, EoT -5.79 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: 2011-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)