पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 3, 2029 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 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra162.13°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.40°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha265.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani10.88°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
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 Kāla09:33 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla06:39 – 08:06
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:39 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873705.27
Julian Day2462170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2594°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.00°
🪷 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 (24.2594°), declination -16.49°, 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: 2029-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)