पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · December 30, 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16'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 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra34.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha241.76°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.64°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra234.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani127.75°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:07 – 16:32
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:42
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 Roga06:35 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:07 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:07 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:35 (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-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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876592.27
Julian Day2465057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3698°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.06°
🪷 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 (24.3698°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2036-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)