पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 11, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha8.83°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.08°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:59
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:49 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:59 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:59 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 05:49 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867593.27
Julian Day2456058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.13°
🪷 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 (24.0256°), declination 17.94°, EoT 3.71 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: 2012-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)