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

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.02°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra93.96°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.10°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha108.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:07
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:55
Varjyam06:27 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:43 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 05:55 (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)1871678.27
Julian Day2460143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1819°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.65°
🪷 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 (24.1819°), declination 21.09°, EoT -5.86 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: 2023-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)