पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · September 26, 2026 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।

"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	158.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	330.47°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.21°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	179.21°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	114.25°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	193.02°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	347.78°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:03 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:35 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla	06:02 – 07:32
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:02 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:32 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:03 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:04 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:35 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:05 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:36 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:06 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:36 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:05 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:35 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:04 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:03 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:32 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872844.27
Julian Day	2461309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	170.99°

🪷 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 (24.2265°), declination -1.18°, EoT 9.50 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: 2026-09-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)