पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 20, 2033 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 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra145.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.15°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha280.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra322.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani67.10°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:17
Yamaganda06:40 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:58
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:40 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:58 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:43 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:09 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:43 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:58 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 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 Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875152.27
Julian Day2463617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3147°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.02°
🪷 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 (24.3147°), declination -20.09°, EoT -10.96 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: 2033-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)