पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.54°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra17.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha11.28°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra339.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:10 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:37
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:10 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:10 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:37 – 06:05 (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)1869022.27
Julian Day2457487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.70°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 7.68°, EoT -1.90 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: 2016-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)