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

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.53°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.29°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.34°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani241.75°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 11:59
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:13 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:18 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:18 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:13 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869607.27
Julian Day2458072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.01°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.49°, EoT 14.88 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: 2017-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)