पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 6, 2030 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 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra286.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha248.78°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.24°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra261.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani23.89°MeṣaBharaṇī 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)08:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 12 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 Kāla16:36 – 18:01
Yamaganda12:19 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:36
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:37 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:03 – 09:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:28 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:19 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:19 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:28 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:03 – 06:37 (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 Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874042.27
Julian Day2462507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.02°
🪷 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 (24.2723°), declination -22.51°, 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: 2030-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)