पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 5, 2017 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।

"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	167.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	338.39°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	144.42°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	164.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	184.43°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	144.08°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	238.23°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:31 – 15:01
Yamaganda	06:02 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla	09:02 – 10:31
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:32 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:02 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:31 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:01 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:31 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:01 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:30 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:01 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:31 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:31 – 03:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:02 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869566.27
Julian Day	2458031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1011°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.65°

🪷 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 (24.1011°), declination -4.74°, EoT 12.39 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: 2017-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)