पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 20, 2023 CE

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BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	162.43°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.71°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	146.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	111.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	310.28°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:58 – 18:32
Yamaganda	12:17 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:24 – 16:58
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg	06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:35 – 09:09 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:43 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:17 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:24 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:58 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:32 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:58 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:24 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:43 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:09 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871711.27
Julian Day	2460176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1831°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.18°

🪷 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 (24.1831°), declination 12.58°, EoT -3.05 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
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Computed for: 2023-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)