पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · October 31, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.35°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra62.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.06°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha174.89°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani100.43°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:20
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:25
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:47 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:07 (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 Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875801.27
Julian Day2464266.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3396°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.39°
🪷 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 (24.3396°), declination -14.07°, EoT 16.45 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: 2034-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)