पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 17, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.23 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः।

न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः।।2.23।।
"2.23 Weapons cleave It not, fire burns It not, water drenches It not, and wind dries It not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.23'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.73°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra171.56°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.79°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.22°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:13
Yamaganda12:07 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:41
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

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) (Drik)
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 Udveg06:02 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:33 – 09:04 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:04 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:07 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:13 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:07 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:07 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:04 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:33 – 06:02 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871739.27
Julian Day2460204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.66°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.42°, EoT 6.24 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: 2023-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)