पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra171.60°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha299.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.89°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani348.36°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:27
Varjyam07:02 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:33 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:22 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872995.27
Julian Day2461460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.26°
🪷 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 (24.2322°), declination -9.61°, EoT -13.84 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: 2027-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)