पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 14, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya207.29°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra62.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.22°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.03°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra230.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani179.61°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:52
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867414.27
Julian Day2455879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.99°
🪷 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 (24.0188°), declination -18.08°, EoT 15.07 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: 2011-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)