पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 24, 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 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra121.01°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha293.51°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.88°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra233.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani345.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:44 – 18:11
Yamaganda12:26 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:44
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:07 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:59 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:26 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:44 – 18:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:11 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:44 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:26 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:26 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:59 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:07 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872964.27
Julian Day2461429.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2311°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.55°
🪷 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 (24.2311°), declination -19.30°, EoT -12.06 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: 2027-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)