पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 9, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.54°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha320.81°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.71°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra338.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani338.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:24
Varjyam06:55 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:26 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872643.27
Julian Day2461108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2188°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.97°
🪷 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 (24.2188°), declination -4.56°, EoT -11.28 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: 2026-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)