पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 27, 2019 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 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.84°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra260.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha242.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.42°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra283.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:24
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:34 – 07:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:59 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 04:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:59 – 06:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870379.27
Julian Day2458844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.90°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2019-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)