पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 5, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.24°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra163.01°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra105.44°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:19
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:29
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:19 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:04 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:39 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:04 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 05:59 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870235.27
Julian Day2458700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.78°
🪷 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 (24.1267°), declination 17.09°, EoT -5.70 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: 2019-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)