पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 15, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 10.35 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।

मासानां मार्गशीर्षोऽहमृतूनां कुसुमाकरः।।10.35।।
"10.35 Of hymns I am Brihatsama, of metres I am Garatri, among the months I am Margasheersha (December), and I am the Spring among seasons." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra73.83°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha259.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.41°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra284.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani235.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:28 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:44
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:28 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869272.27
Julian Day2457737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0899°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.44°
🪷 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 (24.0899°), declination -23.28°, EoT 4.18 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: 2016-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)