पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 13, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra179.18°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.90°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.13°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra230.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani244.90°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:52 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 12:08
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:52 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:59 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:50 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:59 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:52 – 06:27 (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)1869635.27
Julian Day2458100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)299.68°
🪷 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 (24.1037°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 2017-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)