पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 1, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra96.22°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha294.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.98°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra293.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani334.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:43 – 18:10
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:43
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:29 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:56 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:43 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:43 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:10 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:43 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:56 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872607.27
Julian Day2461072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.98°
🪷 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 (24.2174°), declination -17.14°, EoT -13.69 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: 2026-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)