पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra141.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha278.62°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati317.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani293.41°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:00 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:32
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:00 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:00 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871163.27
Julian Day2459628.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.71°
🪷 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 (24.1622°), declination -11.70°, EoT -14.43 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: 2022-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)