पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 2, 2025 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।

"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	348.35°	Mīna	Revatī P1
चन्द्र Candra	38.69°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	89.35°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	333.75°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.88°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	332.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	330.51°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:17 – 13:49
Yamaganda	07:42 – 09:14
Gulika Kāla	10:45 – 12:17
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:10 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:42 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:14 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:45 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:17 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:49 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:21 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:53 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:25 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:53 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:21 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:49 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:17 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:45 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:14 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:42 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872302.27
Julian Day	2460767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2057°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.31°

🪷 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 (24.2057°), declination 4.96°, EoT -4.03 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: 2025-04-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)