पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 15, 2018 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.52°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha250.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:57 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:14
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Amṛta06:40 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:57 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:57 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:14 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:06 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:14 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:57 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:57 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:40 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869668.27
Julian Day2458133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.81°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -21.16°, EoT -9.35 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: 2018-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)