पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 1, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.42°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	103.12°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.44°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.55°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	100.51°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	261.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 41 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 18 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:30
Yamaganda	05:59 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla	09:09 – 10:44
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Śubha	05:59 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:09 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:44 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:30 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:05 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:40 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:05 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:30 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:19 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:44 – 03:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:34 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870231.27
Julian Day	2458696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.81°

🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2019-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)