पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 10, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra144.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra337.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.22°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:05 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:40 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:33
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:33 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:01 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:28 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:18 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:28 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:01 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:33 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867502.27
Julian Day2455967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.12°
🪷 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 (24.0222°), declination -14.59°, EoT -14.55 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: 2012-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)