पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 10, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.12 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्रैकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा यतचित्तेन्द्रियक्रियः।

उपविश्यासने युञ्ज्याद्योगमात्मविशुद्धये।।6.12।।
"6.12 Seated thus, his mind concentrated, its functions controlled and his senses governed, let him practise meditation for the purification of his lower nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.12'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra320.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha335.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra303.18°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:24
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:54
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:54
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:25 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:55 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:54 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:24 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:54 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:55 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:25 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871914.27
Julian Day2460379.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.01°
🪷 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 (24.1909°), declination -3.98°, EoT -11.02 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: 2024-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)