पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 12, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.35°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra10.49°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha28.55°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.82°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra39.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani21.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:35
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:24
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:35 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:10 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:31 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:10 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:35 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873803.27
Julian Day2462268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.49°
🪷 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 (24.2631°), declination 18.17°, EoT 3.74 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: 2029-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)