पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 23, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra323.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha310.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra24.50°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani275.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:47 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:52 – 15:23
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:16 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:47 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:52 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:52 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:47 – 06:16 (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)1870466.27
Julian Day2458931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1355°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.30°
🪷 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 (24.1355°), declination 1.14°, EoT -7.21 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: 2020-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)