पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 29, 2022 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 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.11°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra330.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.96°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani298.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:02
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:21 – 10:46
Varjyam06:59 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:56 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:21 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:02 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:52 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:02 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:21 – 04:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:56 – 06:30 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871477.27
Julian Day2459942.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1742°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.73°
🪷 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 (24.1742°), declination -23.24°, EoT -2.35 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: 2022-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)