पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 29, 2017 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 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.10°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.31°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra212.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani243.29°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:28
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:03
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · 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 Labha06:20 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:28 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:46 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:28 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:20 (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)1869621.27
Julian Day2458086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.48°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.48°, EoT 10.87 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: 2017-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)