पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 23, 2020 CE
Also observed today
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।
अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
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 Navamī (9/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Revatī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Varīyān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 247.52° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 349.20° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 359.27° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 248.89° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 276.62° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 224.77° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 276.48° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
Vellore, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:32 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:54 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:13 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:52 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:07 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:01 – 05:47 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:35 – 06:32 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:50 – 12:36 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:07 – 14:52 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:42 – 18:06 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:54 – 18:22 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:39 – 19:24 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:50 – 00:36 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:13 – 13:38 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:57 – 09:23 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:48 – 12:13 |
| Varjyam | 07:01 – 07:19 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:11 – 09:34 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:32 – 07:57 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:57 – 09:23 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:48 – 12:13 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:38 – 15:03 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:03 – 16:29 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:29 – 17:54 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 17:54 – 19:29 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:29 – 21:03 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:03 – 22:38 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:38 – 00:13 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:13 – 01:48 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:48 – 03:23 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:23 – 04:57 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:57 – 06:32 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Navamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5122 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1870741.27 |
| Julian Day | 2459206.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.1460° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 100.06° |
🪷 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 (24.1460°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2020-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.1460°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2020-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)