पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 13, 2012 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 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।
"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra62.21°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.13°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha98.51°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra70.72°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani180.35°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:27
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:27 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:35 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:27 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:01 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867687.27
Julian Day2456152.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0292°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.25°
🪷 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 (24.0292°), declination 14.59°, EoT -4.56 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: 2012-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)