पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha216.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra210.62°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani193.46°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:08
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:27 (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)1867808.27
Julian Day2456273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.39°
🪷 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 (24.0339°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2012-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)