पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 21, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra176.66°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha221.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra221.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani295.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:08
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:52
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:08 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:08 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871439.27
Julian Day2459904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.45°
🪷 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 (24.1727°), declination -19.87°, EoT 13.43 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: 2022-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)