पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 19, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.34°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra102.61°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha143.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra76.38°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:32 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:01 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873537.27
Julian Day2462002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.64°
🪷 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 (24.2530°), declination 12.65°, EoT -3.29 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: 2028-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)