पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 28, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra69.11°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.74°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha226.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra177.43°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani222.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:28 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla06:19 – 07:45
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:19 – 07:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:45 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868889.27
Julian Day2457354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0752°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)208.37°
🪷 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 (24.0752°), declination -21.21°, EoT 11.22 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: 2015-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)