पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 17, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.66°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra338.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala17.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha10.01°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra42.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani219.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 09:07
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:00 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868664.27
Julian Day2457129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.62°
🪷 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 (24.0666°), declination 10.30°, EoT 0.26 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: 2015-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)