पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 6, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.14°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra224.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.53°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.08°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra200.82°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani227.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869202.27
Julian Day2457667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.03°
🪷 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 (24.0872°), declination -5.22°, EoT 12.68 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: 2016-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)