पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra214.93°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha212.88°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.54°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 14:56
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:40
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · 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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:23 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:47 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869993.27
Julian Day2458458.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.17°
🪷 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 (24.1174°), declination -22.46°, EoT 8.14 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: 2018-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)