पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 5, 2016 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra246.03°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.63°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha265.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.22°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra260.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani230.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:01 – 12:28
Yamaganda15:22 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:33
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 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 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 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 – 06:39 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868958.27
Julian Day2457423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0778°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.69°
🪷 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 (24.0778°), declination -16.14°, EoT -14.20 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: 2016-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)