पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 17, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.71°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.14°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha125.07°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.15°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra120.74°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani3.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:59
Yamaganda09:09 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:51
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:09 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:09 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873169.27
Julian Day2461634.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.68°
🪷 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 (24.2389°), declination 13.54°, EoT -3.75 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: 2027-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)