पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2034 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra54.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha264.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani83.63°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:09 – 16:34
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:43
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:43 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:09 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:34 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:34 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:09 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:43 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:36 (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 Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875500.27
Julian Day2463965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3280°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.53°
🪷 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 (24.3280°), declination -22.83°, EoT -4.59 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: 2034-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)