पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 15, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.30°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra200.49°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.69°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra154.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:00 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:18 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 17:00
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:18 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:00 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:00 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:18 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:18 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870976.27
Julian Day2459441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.59°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.03°, EoT -4.18 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: 2021-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)