पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 18, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.40°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.97°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala159.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha169.06°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra185.87°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani99.89°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:27
Yamaganda07:32 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:29 – 11:58
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:03 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:32 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:29 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:27 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:24 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:24 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:24 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:27 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:29 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:32 – 06:03 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875788.27
Julian Day2464253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3391°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.66°
🪷 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 (24.3391°), declination -9.58°, EoT 15.40 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: 2034-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)