पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2035 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 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra0.34°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha288.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani97.62°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:49
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:58 – 12:23
Varjyam07:08 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:40 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:58 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:07 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:58 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875879.27
Julian Day2464344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.66°
🪷 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 (24.3425°), declination -20.81°, EoT -10.03 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: 2035-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)