पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 29, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.37 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।

"18.37 Which at first seems like poison but afterwards acts like nectar - that pleasure is Pure, for it is born of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	32.37°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.10°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	348.26°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.71°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.56°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	333.53°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:54
Yamaganda	09:02 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla	12:11 – 13:45
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Roga	05:54 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:28 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:02 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:11 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:54 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:28 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:54 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:11 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:37 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:02 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:28 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + 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	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872329.27
Julian Day	2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	16.54°

🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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: 2025-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)