पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:57
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:50
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:01 (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)1871713.27
Julian Day2460178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.23°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.92°, EoT -2.54 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: 2023-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)