पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 5, 2016 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 2.15 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ।

समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
"2.15 The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstance, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, only he is fit for immortality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra200.56°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.48°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha276.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra222.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani227.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)02:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:08 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 Kāla15:10 – 16:35
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:44
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:37 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 06:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868927.27
Julian Day2457392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)300.40°
🪷 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 (24.0767°), 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: 2016-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)