पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra12.92°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.02°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha11.59°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.15°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra76.81°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani312.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:21
Yamaganda05:48 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:34
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:48 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:34 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:34 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:48 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871617.27
Julian Day2460082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1795°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.55°
🪷 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 (24.1795°), declination 19.46°, EoT 3.69 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: 2023-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)