पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · March 4, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.40°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.15°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha301.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.41°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra314.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 16:54
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:28 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:58 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:57 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:57 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:58 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873734.27
Julian Day2462199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2605°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.63°
🪷 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 (24.2605°), declination -6.39°, EoT -12.45 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: 2029-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)