पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 9, 2027 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 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra277.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha268.43°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.40°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:34 – 08:00
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:34 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:00 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:00 – 06:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872949.27
Julian Day2461414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.58°
🪷 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 (24.2305°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 2027-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)