पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · November 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha213.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.06°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.13°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani11.96°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:41 – 09:07
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:52
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:41 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:07 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:52 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:52 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:52 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:07 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:41 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873630.27
Julian Day2462095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.01°
🪷 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 (24.2565°), declination -19.77°, EoT 13.70 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: 2028-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)