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

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra199.66°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.80°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha59.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra55.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani289.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:58
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:46
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:58 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:58 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870894.27
Julian Day2459359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1519°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.74°
🪷 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 (24.1519°), declination 20.96°, EoT 3.22 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: 2021-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)