पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 31, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra349.55°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha323.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.68°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra299.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani208.36°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:43 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:22
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:11 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:43 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:43 – 06:11 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868282.27
Julian Day2456747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0520°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.83°
🪷 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 (24.0520°), declination 4.06°, EoT -4.66 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: 2014-03-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)