पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 28, 2034 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra22.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha301.81°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati315.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra289.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani81.62°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:33 – 11:00
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:07
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:33 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:00 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:00 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:33 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875525.27
Julian Day2463990.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.72°
🪷 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 (24.3290°), declination -18.22°, EoT -12.97 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: 2034-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)