पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 27, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra324.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha166.98°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati135.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra117.13°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani216.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:35 – 18:06
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:35
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:02 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:32 – 09:03 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:03 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:35 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:35 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:03 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:32 – 06:02 (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)1868827.27
Julian Day2457292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0728°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.28°
🪷 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 (24.0728°), declination -1.44°, EoT 9.84 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: 2015-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)