पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 19, 2027 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 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra45.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha285.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra227.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani345.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:50
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:58 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:58 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872959.27
Julian Day2461424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.73°
🪷 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 (24.2309°), declination -20.42°, EoT -10.66 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: 2027-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)