पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 6, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.61°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra298.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.17°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha150.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra163.94°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani294.73°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)14:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:00
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:31
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 12:01 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:01 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:30 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:00 – 19:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:30 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:01 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871393.27
Julian Day2459858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.52°
🪷 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 (24.1710°), declination -5.05°, EoT 12.68 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: 2022-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)