पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · August 20, 2038 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1445

Malayalam Era: 1214

Nanakshahi: 569

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	122.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	0.82°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.84°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	104.07°	Karka	Puṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	109.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	106.57°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	141.65°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:43 – 12:17
Yamaganda	15:24 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla	07:35 – 09:09
Varjyam	06:33 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:01 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:35 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:09 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:43 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:17 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:50 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:24 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:58 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:32 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:58 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:24 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:50 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:17 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:43 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:09 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:35 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877190.27
Julian Day	2465655.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	240.87°

🪷 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 (24.3927°), declination 12.46°, EoT -3.05 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: 2038-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)