पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 27, 2020 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 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra306.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha293.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani270.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:55 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:48 – 15:15
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:36 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:55 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:48 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:48 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:55 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870410.27
Julian Day2458875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1334°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.83°
🪷 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 (24.1334°), declination -18.63°, EoT -12.76 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: 2020-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)