पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 17, 2032 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 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।
"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.33°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra63.42°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra286.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani69.78°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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)17:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:26
Gulika Kāla07:54 – 09:20
Varjyam06:58 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:54 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:26 – 17:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:51 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:26 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:54 – 06:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875118.27
Julian Day2463583.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.11°
🪷 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 (24.3134°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2032-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)