पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 12, 2025 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 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra63.79°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.27°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha250.63°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani321.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:39 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:13 – 16:39
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:39 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:13 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:39 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:39 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:13 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872222.27
Julian Day2460687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.53°
🪷 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 (24.2027°), declination -21.63°, EoT -8.27 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: 2025-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)