पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 23, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.10°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.45°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	297.34°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	283.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	263.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:33 – 10:59
Yamaganda	13:52 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla	06:40 – 08:06
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:06 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:33 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:59 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:25 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:52 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:18 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:44 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:10 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:44 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:18 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:52 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:25 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:59 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:33 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:06 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870772.27
Julian Day	2459237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1472°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.93°

🪷 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 (24.1472°), declination -19.43°, EoT -11.81 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: 2021-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)