पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 6, 2023 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 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra115.74°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha268.35°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra317.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani302.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:50 – 15:17
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:50 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:50 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:35 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871516.27
Julian Day2459981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.83°
🪷 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 (24.1757°), declination -15.75°, EoT -14.30 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: 2023-02-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)