पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 28, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.36 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ।अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति।।18.36।।
"18.36 Hear further the three kinds of pleasure. That which increases day after day delivers one from misery," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.31°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra136.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.74°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha17.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.38°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra87.16°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani312.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:35
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 16:59
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:22 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:35 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:35 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:35 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:22 – 05:46 (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 Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871627.27
Julian Day2460092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1799°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.98°
🪷 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 (24.1799°), declination 21.39°, EoT 2.89 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: 2023-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)