पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 23, 2033 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।

"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1440

Malayalam Era: 1209

Nanakshahi: 564

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	279.02°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	181.29°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	206.91°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
बुध Budha	285.29°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	287.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	324.82°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	66.90°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla	17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:44 – 18:10
Yamaganda	12:25 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla	15:18 – 16:44
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:06 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:33 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:59 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:25 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:52 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:18 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:44 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:10 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:44 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:18 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:52 – 00:25 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:25 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:59 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:33 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:06 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°

Longitude: 79.1325°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1875155.27
Julian Day	2463620.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.3149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	265.34°

🪷 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 (24.3149°), declination -19.41°, EoT -11.81 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: 2033-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)