पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 9, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.82°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra206.98°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.19°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha173.12°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra217.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani282.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:31
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:59
Gulika Kāla06:02 – 07:32
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Kāla06:02 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:01 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:31 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:59 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:28 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:28 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:59 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:31 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:01 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871031.27
Julian Day2459496.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.70°
🪷 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 (24.1571°), declination -6.28°, EoT 13.49 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: 2021-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)