पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya167.62°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra284.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha150.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra162.69°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani294.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:31 – 12:01
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:31 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:01 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:00 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:01 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:01 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:31 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871392.27
Julian Day2459857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)118.06°
🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -4.66°, EoT 12.39 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: 2022-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)