पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 27, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.31°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra303.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha172.69°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra118.59°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.68°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:05
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:03 – 10:33
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:03 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:05 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:03 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867732.27
Julian Day2456197.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.30°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -1.72°, EoT 9.84 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: 2012-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)