पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 11, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.41°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.61°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha254.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.40°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra268.66°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani25.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:24
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:33
Varjyam06:55 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:26 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874016.27
Julian Day2462481.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2713°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.79°
🪷 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 (24.2713°), declination -23.00°, EoT 5.99 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: 2029-12-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)