पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 21, 2015 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.63°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra72.00°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha48.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra79.90°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani217.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:34
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:47 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868698.27
Julian Day2457163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0679°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.46°
🪷 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 (24.0679°), declination 20.08°, EoT 3.54 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: 2015-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)