पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 1, 2012 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 5.8 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित्।

पश्यन् श्रृणवन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपन् श्वसन्।।5.8।।
"5.8 Though the saint sees, hears, touches, smells, eats, moves, sleeps and breathes, yet he knows the Truth, and he knows that it is not he who acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.17°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra270.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.83°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha99.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra60.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani179.56°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:19
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Labha05:59 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 05:59 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867675.27
Julian Day2456140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0288°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.50°
🪷 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 (24.0288°), declination 17.95°, EoT -6.02 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: 2012-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)