पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 10, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra148.17°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha275.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.65°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra266.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani83.05°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:12 – 16:38
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:55
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:47
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:39 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:55 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:55 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:47 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:12 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:38 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:03 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:38 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:12 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:47 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 01:55 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:55 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:39 (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)1875507.27
Julian Day2463972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3283°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.42°
🪷 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 (24.3283°), declination -21.97°, EoT -7.50 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: 2034-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)