पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 21, 2014 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.15 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
"9.15 Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra196.55°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha204.45°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.30°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra221.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani211.94°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:19
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:08
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:19 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:19 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:15 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868517.27
Julian Day2456982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.10°
🪷 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 (24.0610°), declination -19.85°, EoT 13.43 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: 2014-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)