पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 5, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.27 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाऽहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च।।14.27।।
"14.27 For I am the Home of the Spirit, the continual Source of immortality, of eternal Righteousness and of infinite Joy."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.27'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.29°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra179.52°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.88°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra104.98°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani168.39°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)11:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:29 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:09
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 05:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867313.27
Julian Day2455778.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.03°
🪷 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 17.11°, EoT -5.70 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: 2011-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)