पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 3, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra302.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.64°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha206.76°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.95°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra254.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani264.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:21
Yamaganda09:13 – 10:39
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:30
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:22 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:13 – 10:39 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:39 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:21 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:21 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:39 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:39 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:13 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870355.27
Julian Day2458820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1313°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.92°
🪷 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 (24.1313°), declination -22.03°, EoT 9.36 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: 2019-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)