पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 13, 2025 CE

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🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra134.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.07°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani328.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:24
Yamaganda06:23 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:53
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:23 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872282.27
Julian Day2460747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.64°
🪷 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 (24.2050°), declination -2.89°, EoT -10.22 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: 2025-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)