पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 1, 2020 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 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.49°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.01°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha250.06°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.57°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani267.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:17 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:17
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:01 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:17 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:33 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:33 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:33 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:17 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:01 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870384.27
Julian Day2458849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1324°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.70°
🪷 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 (24.1324°), declination -23.05°, EoT -3.71 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: 2020-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)