पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 3, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.71 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
विहाय कामान्यः सर्वान्पुमांश्चरति निःस्पृहः।

निर्ममो निरहंकारः स शांतिमधिगच्छति।।2.71।।
"2.71 He attains Peace who, giving up desire, moves through the world without aspiration, possessing nothing which he can call his own, and free from pride." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.71's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra208.75°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.33°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha228.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:04
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:21
Gulika Kāla07:47 – 09:13
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
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 · 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 Chala06:22 – 07:47 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:47 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:21 – 17:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:46 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:21 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:47 – 06:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa 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)1871086.27
Julian Day2459551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.46°
🪷 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 (24.1592°), declination -22.10°, EoT 9.36 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: 2021-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)