पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · January 26, 2038 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 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra166.97°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha269.68°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.90°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.13°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:45
Yamaganda09:33 – 11:00
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 13:52
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 11:00 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:00 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:12 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 02:00 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:00 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876984.27
Julian Day2465449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.96°
🪷 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 (24.3848°), declination -18.73°, EoT -12.54 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: 2038-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)