पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 23, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra355.44°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha343.14°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.83°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra12.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani307.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:52 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:48
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:50
Varjyam06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:48 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:52 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:52 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:48 – 06:16 (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)1871561.27
Julian Day2460026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.20°
🪷 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 (24.1774°), declination 0.86°, EoT -7.21 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: 2023-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)