पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2019 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 11.41 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं

हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।

अजानता महिमानं तवेदं

मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।
"11.41 Whatever I have said unto Thee in rashness, taking Thee only for a friend and addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Thy greatness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha242.43°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra211.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani257.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:39 – 15:04
Yamaganda06:32 – 07:58
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:48
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:32 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:04 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:55 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:04 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:58 – 06:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870021.27
Julian Day2458486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.27°
🪷 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 (24.1185°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2019-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)