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

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra16.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala39.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha48.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra75.65°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani217.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:56
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868694.27
Julian Day2457159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.90°
🪷 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 (24.0677°), declination 19.22°, EoT 3.72 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: 2015-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)