पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra176.34°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha323.29°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra309.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani197.14°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:57 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:28
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala06:30 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:57 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:57 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867887.27
Julian Day2456352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0369°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.21°
🪷 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 (24.0369°), declination -7.59°, EoT -13.04 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: 2013-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)