पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 29, 2015 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra37.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala318.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha287.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra307.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani218.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 11:00
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
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 Śubha06:40 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:46 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:46 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:40 (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 Daśamī + 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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868586.27
Julian Day2457051.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.08°
🪷 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 (24.0636°), declination -18.06°, EoT -13.17 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: 2015-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)