पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 2015 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।

"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.31°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	336.82°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	92.53°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	118.87°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	123.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	124.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.00°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:29 – 17:04
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:19 – 13:54
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga	05:59 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:19 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:54 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:04 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:39 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:29 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:54 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:19 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868773.27
Julian Day	2457238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	226.80°

🪷 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 (24.0708°), declination 17.36°, EoT -5.79 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: 2015-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)