पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala120.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha171.70°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.88°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra111.71°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:36 – 12:08
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:36 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:42 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:14 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:42 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:36 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868816.27
Julian Day2457281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.13°
🪷 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 (24.0724°), declination 2.83°, EoT 5.87 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: 2015-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)