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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।
"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.24°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha227.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra166.18°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani306.58°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 07:40
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:14 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871801.27
Julian Day2460266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.31°
🪷 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 (24.1866°), declination -19.12°, EoT 14.21 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: 2023-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)