पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.33°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.38°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha214.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra185.78°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:39 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:55
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · 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 Amṛta06:22 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:55 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:21 – 17:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:46 – 19:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:21 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:55 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869990.27
Julian Day2458455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.24°
🪷 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 (24.1173°), declination -22.06°, EoT 9.36 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: 2018-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)