पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 18, 2030 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.34 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।

मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः।।9.34।।

"9.34 Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1437

Malayalam Era: 1206

Nanakshahi: 561

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	182.42°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	12.62°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	12.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	211.56°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	319.21°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	30.04°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:46 – 15:20
Yamaganda	05:59 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla	09:06 – 10:40
Varjyam	06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Śubha	05:59 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:33 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:06 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:40 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:46 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:20 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:53 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:26 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:53 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:20 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:46 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:40 – 03:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:06 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:33 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874144.27
Julian Day	2462609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.42°

🪷 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 (24.2762°), declination 10.78°, EoT 0.51 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: 2030-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)