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

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.23 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यदि ह्यहं न वर्तेयं जातु कर्मण्यतन्द्रितः।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।3.23।।
"3.23 For were I not to act without ceasing, O prince, people would be glad to do likewise." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.66°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra274.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.79°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha215.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.51°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra174.31°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani331.80°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:34 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 11:57
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:48 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872512.27
Julian Day2460977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.67°
🪷 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 (24.2138°), declination -13.48°, EoT 16.43 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: 2025-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)