पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 20, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.72°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra356.19°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha165.92°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra229.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani282.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:26
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 11:58
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:52 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871042.27
Julian Day2459507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.54°
🪷 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 (24.1575°), declination -10.36°, EoT 15.70 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: 2021-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)