पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 3, 2031 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 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra60.09°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.47°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha277.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra314.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā 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)14:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 16 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 Kāla08:07 – 09:34
Yamaganda11:00 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:21
Varjyam07:09 – 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 Amṛta06:40 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:34 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:00 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:21 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:21 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:00 – 03:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:34 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:40 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874435.27
Julian Day2462900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.63°
🪷 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 (24.2873°), declination -16.63°, 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: 2031-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)