पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 16, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.00°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra221.59°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.79°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha191.71°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.25°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.79°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani273.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:52
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:13 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870704.27
Julian Day2459169.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.44°
🪷 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 (24.1446°), declination -18.81°, EoT 14.67 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: 2020-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)