पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 7, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra275.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha329.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra299.47°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani316.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:25
Yamaganda06:27 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:56
Varjyam06:56 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:27 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:56 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:56 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:27 (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)1871911.27
Julian Day2460376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.31°
🪷 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 (24.1908°), declination -5.15°, EoT -11.77 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: 2024-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)