पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 31, 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 18.6 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
"18.6 But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.6'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra338.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.25°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha232.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra272.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani38.55°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:33
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:42
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:33 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:33 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:35 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874401.27
Julian Day2462866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.80°
🪷 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 (24.2860°), declination -23.10°, EoT -3.26 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: 2030-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)