पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.99°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra37.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.67°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha130.13°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.42°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra102.79°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani202.98°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:25
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:33 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:01 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868422.27
Julian Day2456887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.35°
🪷 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 (24.0573°), declination 13.17°, EoT -3.53 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: 2014-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)