पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 1, 2028 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 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra345.95°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani358.16°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:21 – 16:48
Yamaganda09:34 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 13:54
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:34 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:54 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:21 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:21 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:54 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:34 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873337.27
Julian Day2461802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.64°
🪷 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 (24.2453°), declination -17.28°, EoT -13.69 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: 2028-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)