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

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.93°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra194.66°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.39°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha163.51°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati167.54°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra145.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani14.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:55
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:29
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:23 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:23 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873598.27
Julian Day2462063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2553°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.03°
🪷 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 (24.2553°), declination -10.11°, EoT 15.55 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: 2028-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)