पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.55 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः।

निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।
"11.55 He whose every action is done for My sake, to whom I am the final goal, who loves Me only and hates no one - O My dearest son, only he can realize Me!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya302.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra170.79°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.87°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.44°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra343.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.51°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla11:00 – 12:28
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:00 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:00 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:36 (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)1869334.27
Julian Day2457799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0922°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.69°
🪷 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 (24.0922°), declination -12.67°, EoT -14.57 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: 2017-02-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)