पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 29, 2028 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 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.29°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra232.72°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:06 – 16:32
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:25
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:35 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:06 – 16:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:32 – 17:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:57 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:32 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:06 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873669.27
Julian Day2462134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.77°
🪷 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 (24.2580°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.35 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: 2028-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)