पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya234.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra210.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.47°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha253.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.10°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra192.87°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani307.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:51 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 14:58
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:51 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:49 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:51 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871824.27
Julian Day2460289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.09°
🪷 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 (24.1875°), declination -22.96°, EoT 5.99 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: 2023-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)