पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 26, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।

"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.89°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	176.24°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.13°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	19.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.46°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	19.51°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	288.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:29 – 09:03
Yamaganda	10:37 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla	13:45 – 15:19
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:55 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:29 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:03 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:37 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:11 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:45 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:19 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:53 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:27 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:53 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:19 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:45 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:11 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:37 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:03 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:29 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870865.27
Julian Day	2459330.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.29°

🪷 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 (24.1508°), declination 13.53°, EoT 2.16 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: 2021-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)