पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 7, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.27 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
नैते सृती पार्थ जानन्योगी मुह्यति कश्चन।

तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन।।8.27।।
"8.27 O Arjuna! The saint knowing these paths is not confused. Therefore meditate perpetually." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra102.69°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha127.36°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.83°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra183.97°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani248.32°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:06
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:06 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:06 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 06:02 (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)1869903.27
Julian Day2458368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1140°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.74°
🪷 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 (24.1140°), declination 6.14°, EoT 2.56 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: 2018-09-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)