पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 26, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra35.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha349.18°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati353.54°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra16.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani308.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:25
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:54
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:46 – 09:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:17 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:17 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:46 – 06:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871564.27
Julian Day2460029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)54.67°
🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 2.04°, EoT -6.26 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: 2023-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)