पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 11, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
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पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।
"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra289.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha149.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra151.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani259.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:09 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:09
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:06 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:09 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:09 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:06 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870272.27
Julian Day2458737.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.47°
🪷 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 (24.1281°), declination 4.73°, EoT 4.01 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: 2019-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)