पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 14, 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.31°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra187.60°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha158.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani217.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:28
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:59
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:55 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:03 (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)1868844.27
Julian Day2457309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0735°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.94°
🪷 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 (24.0735°), declination -7.96°, EoT 14.65 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: 2015-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)