पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · July 16, 2026 CE

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मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	89.33°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra	111.91°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	47.55°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
बुध Budha	84.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.01°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	132.38°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	350.48°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:27 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:31
Yamaganda	05:55 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla	09:07 – 10:43
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:55 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:31 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:07 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:43 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:31 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:07 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:43 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:07 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:31 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:19 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:43 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:07 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:31 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872772.27
Julian Day	2461237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2237°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	22.36°

🪷 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 (24.2237°), declination 21.38°, EoT -5.68 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: 2026-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)