पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.08°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha260.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.40°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.31°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 17:51
Yamaganda12:10 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:26
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:29 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:54 – 09:19 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:19 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:10 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 17:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:51 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:10 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:10 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:19 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:54 – 06:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874021.27
Julian Day2462486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.26°
🪷 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 (24.2715°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.72 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: 2029-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)