पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 8, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.81°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra24.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.79°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha326.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati240.20°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra320.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani265.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:38 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:43 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:21
Varjyam06:37 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:06 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:38 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:38 – 06:06 (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)1870116.27
Julian Day2458581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1221°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.27°
🪷 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 (24.1221°), declination 7.03°, EoT -2.19 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: 2019-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)