पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 19, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra163.04°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.54°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha9.64°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.20°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra29.59°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani323.92°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:57 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:57
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:47 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:57 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:57 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871984.27
Julian Day2460449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.35°
🪷 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 (24.1936°), declination 19.84°, EoT 3.65 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: 2024-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)