पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 1, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.4 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।

सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।।
"6.4 When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya347.14°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra344.34°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha344.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani297.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:14
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:25 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:10 (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 Amāvasyā + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871205.27
Julian Day2459670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.89°
🪷 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 (24.1638°), declination 4.47°, EoT -4.34 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: 2022-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)