पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 2, 2021 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 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra112.31°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.39°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha265.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani277.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:02
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:18 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:59 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:18 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870751.27
Julian Day2459216.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1464°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.11°
🪷 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 (24.1464°), declination -22.91°, EoT -4.15 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: 2021-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)