पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya334.00°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra296.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.47°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha335.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.88°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra8.04°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani307.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:25
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:54
Varjyam06:49 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:19 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:53 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:53 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871557.27
Julian Day2460022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.17°
🪷 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 (24.1772°), declination -0.72°, EoT -8.46 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: 2023-03-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)