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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.47°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra93.92°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.00°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha165.78°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra178.93°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani294.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:55 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:27
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:03 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:55 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:55 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871405.27
Julian Day2459870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.65°
🪷 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 (24.1714°), declination -9.55°, EoT 15.40 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: 2022-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)