पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 25, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra165.92°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha25.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.11°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra72.20°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani253.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:58
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Chala05:46 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869798.27
Julian Day2458263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1100°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.34°
🪷 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 (24.1100°), declination 20.91°, EoT 3.22 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: 2018-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)