पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 10, 2036 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 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra36.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.58°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha265.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra301.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani113.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 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 Kāla13:47 – 15:12
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:30 – 10:55
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:30 – 10:55 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:55 – 12:21 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:21 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:47 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:03 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:47 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:21 – 01:55 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:55 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:30 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876237.27
Julian Day2464702.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.21°
🪷 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 (24.3562°), declination -22.04°, 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: 2036-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)