पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 12, 2027 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra10.54°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha299.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.12°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra288.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani350.19°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:24 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:24
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:24 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:54 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:54 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873011.27
Julian Day2461476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2329°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.56°
🪷 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 (24.2329°), declination -3.48°, EoT -10.49 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: 2027-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)