पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 23, 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 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.42°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra23.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.99°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha344.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.62°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra49.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani42.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:12
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:27 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874514.27
Julian Day2462979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.71°
🪷 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 (24.2903°), declination 12.41°, EoT 1.60 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: 2031-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)