पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.49°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.24°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha173.32°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani208.54°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:54
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:29
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Śubha06:04 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:54 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:54 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868488.27
Julian Day2456953.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.28°
🪷 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 (24.0599°), declination -11.31°, EoT 16.06 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: 2014-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)