पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 27, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	191.37°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	67.74°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	21.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.61°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	20.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	288.82°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:54
Yamaganda	09:03 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:45
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:55 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:29 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:03 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:28 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:03 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:29 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870866.27
Julian Day	2459331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1508°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.67°

🪷 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 13.85°, EoT 2.33 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: 2021-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)