पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 7, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.12 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता।

यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः।।11.12।।
"11.12 Could a thousand suns blaze forth together it would be but a faint reflection of the radiance of the Lord God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.12'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.59°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra313.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.46°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha151.60°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra165.19°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:00 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 09:01
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:32 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:32 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:00 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 17:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:59 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:00 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:32 – 06:02 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871394.27
Julian Day2459859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.90°
🪷 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 -5.43°, EoT 12.96 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: 2022-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)