पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 6, 2027 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 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra241.68°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:45
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:28
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:19
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:37 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:28 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:36 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:36 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:01 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:36 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:28 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:37 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872946.27
Julian Day2461411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.83°
🪷 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 (24.2304°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2027-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)