पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 9, 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 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra170.88°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala327.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha277.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.48°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani219.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)22:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 46 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 Kāla08:06 – 09:33
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:23
Varjyam07:07 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:38 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868597.27
Julian Day2457062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.82°
🪷 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 (24.0640°), declination -14.83°, EoT -14.50 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: 2015-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)