पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 7, 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 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya293.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra63.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra334.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani358.59°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:33
Yamaganda11:01 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla13:55 – 15:22
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:33 – 11:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:01 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:55 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:55 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:01 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:33 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:39 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873343.27
Julian Day2461808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.46°
🪷 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 (24.2456°), declination -15.50°, EoT -14.38 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: 2028-02-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)