पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 30, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya44.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra161.09°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.89°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha19.04°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra89.16°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani312.82°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)13:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 42 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 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:35
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:47
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:35 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:35 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:35 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:35 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871629.27
Julian Day2460094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.67°
🪷 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 (24.1800°), declination 21.71°, EoT 2.64 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: 2023-05-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)