पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 5, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani184.25°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:10
Yamaganda06:37 – 08:03
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:53
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:37 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:03 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:10 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:35 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:35 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:10 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:03 – 06:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867466.27
Julian Day2455931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.95°
🪷 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 (24.0208°), declination -22.69°, EoT -5.45 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: 2012-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)