पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 20, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.44°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha197.39°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati269.95°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.72°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani273.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:34 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:07
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:34 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:34 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870708.27
Julian Day2459173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1448°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.47°
🪷 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 (24.1448°), declination -19.75°, EoT 13.70 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: 2020-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)