पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.7 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga🪷 Mattaḥ Parataraṁ Nānyat · Krishna IS the thread
मत्तः परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय।

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव।।7.7।।
"7.7 O Arjuna! There is nothing higher than Me; all is strung upon Me as rows of pearls upon a thread." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.49°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha147.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra139.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani225.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:35 – 09:09
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:17
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:09 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:33 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:01 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869152.27
Julian Day2457617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.92°
🪷 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 (24.0853°), declination 13.33°, EoT -3.75 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: 2016-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)