पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 25, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.44°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha324.84°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra345.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:53
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:56
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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 Roga06:32 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:22 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872266.27
Julian Day2460731.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.89°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -9.06°, EoT -13.70 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: 2025-02-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)