पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 6, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya351.86°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra188.88°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala9.63°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha347.16°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.76°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra29.18°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani220.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:21
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Amṛta06:07 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:07 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868653.27
Julian Day2457118.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.59°
🪷 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 (24.0662°), declination 6.27°, EoT -2.79 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: 2015-04-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)