पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 16, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra170.68°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.67°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha345.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.43°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:25
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:53
Gulika Kāla15:24 – 16:54
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:22 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:53 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:24 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:25 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:24 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:53 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:22 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:21 (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)1872285.27
Julian Day2460750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.86°
🪷 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 (24.2051°), declination -1.71°, EoT -9.36 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: 2025-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)