पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 31, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.40°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra79.60°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.56°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha203.32°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra182.19°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani345.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:34
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:34 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:47 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:34 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872879.27
Julian Day2461344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2278°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.49°
🪷 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 (24.2278°), declination -14.05°, EoT 16.45 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: 2026-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)