पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra110.76°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra339.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani286.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:15 – 07:46
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:49
Varjyam06:45 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:15 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:46 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:46 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870833.27
Julian Day2459298.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1496°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.48°
🪷 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 (24.1496°), declination 1.83°, EoT -6.58 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: 2021-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)