पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · July 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra248.69°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.97°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha103.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra102.86°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani226.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:31
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:43 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869122.27
Julian Day2457587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)156.17°
🪷 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 (24.0841°), declination 20.97°, EoT -5.86 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: 2016-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)