पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 20, 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 5.19 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इहैव तैर्जितः सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मनः।

निर्दोषं हि समं ब्रह्म तस्माद्ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिताः।।5.19।।
"5.19 Even in this world they conquer their earth-life whose minds, fixed on the Supreme, remain always balanced; for the Supreme has neither blemish nor bias." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.19'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.66°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra149.26°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.96°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha247.84°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra275.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani356.81°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:12
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:02
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:12 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:27 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:27 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:27 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:12 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:31 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873294.27
Julian Day2461759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.24°
🪷 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 (24.2437°), declination -23.42°, EoT 1.85 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: 2027-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)