पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 19, 2031 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 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.51°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra332.27°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.11°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha343.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.69°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra44.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani42.37°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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)04:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:32
Varjyam06:30 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:32 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:13 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:13 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:32 – 05:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874510.27
Julian Day2462975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.32°
🪷 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 (24.2902°), declination 11.05°, EoT 0.74 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: 2031-04-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)