पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra251.49°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha254.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.91°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra196.44°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:59
Yamaganda06:28 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:44
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:28 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:25 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:25 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871827.27
Julian Day2460292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.30°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2023-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)