पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 30, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.16°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha273.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:37
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:21
Gulika Kāla10:47 – 12:12
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:21 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:47 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:53 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:47 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:21 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868921.27
Julian Day2457386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.24°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)