पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 15, 2025 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.20 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि

न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः।

अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो

न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।2.20।।

"2.20 It was not born; It will never die, nor once having been, can It cease to be. Unborn, Eternal, Ever-enduring, yet Most Ancient, the Spirit dies not when the body is dead." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	160.47°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	100.47°	Karka	Puṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.33°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	82.81°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	336.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:43 – 12:18
Yamaganda	15:26 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla	07:35 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:01 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:35 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:43 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:18 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:52 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:26 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:00 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:00 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:26 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:52 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:18 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:35 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872437.27
Julian Day	2460902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2109°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	253.63°

🪷 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 (24.2109°), declination 14.02°, EoT -4.18 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: 2025-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)