पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · February 12, 2032 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 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra309.55°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha305.57°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra270.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani51.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:38 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:33 – 11:00
Varjyam07:07 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:38 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:33 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:38 (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 Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874809.27
Julian Day2463274.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3016°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.37°
🪷 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 (24.3016°), declination -13.89°, EoT -14.59 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: 2032-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)