पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra42.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.02°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.93°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra266.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani206.98°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:39
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:39 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868204.27
Julian Day2456669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.65°
🪷 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 (24.0490°), declination -21.68°, EoT -8.27 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: 2014-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)