पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 9, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya233.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha213.08°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra206.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani193.16°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:23 – 17:48
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:23
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:25 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:23 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:48 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:23 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867805.27
Julian Day2456270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0337°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.13°
🪷 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 (24.0337°), declination -22.84°, EoT 6.87 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: 2012-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)