पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 10, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)
Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).
Historical anchor: Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra358.75°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.67°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra278.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani234.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:16 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:58
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:51
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:51 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:16 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:58 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:23 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:48 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:23 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:58 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:16 – 04:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:51 – 06:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869267.27
Julian Day2457732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.56°
🪷 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 (24.0897°), declination -22.93°, EoT 6.43 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: 2016-12-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)