पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 3, 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 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra10.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala299.29°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha287.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra330.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani358.30°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:21
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:34 – 11:00
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:34 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:21 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:15 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:21 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:34 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873339.27
Julian Day2461804.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)85.03°
🪷 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 (24.2454°), declination -16.71°, EoT -13.97 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: 2028-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)