पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 16, 2027 CE

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🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra157.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.93°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha48.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra6.82°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani358.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:21 – 16:56
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:48 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:21 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:21 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873076.27
Julian Day2461541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2353°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.18°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2353°), declination 19.01°, EoT 3.74 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: 2027-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)