पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · May 20, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra20.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.64°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha13.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati242.91°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra78.94°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani46.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla12:10 – 13:46
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Roga05:47 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:10 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:10 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 05:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874541.27
Julian Day2463006.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2914°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.49°
🪷 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 (24.2914°), declination 19.90°, EoT 3.60 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: 2031-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)