पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 16, 2027 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra3.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha280.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.75°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra224.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani344.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:27 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:01
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:01 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:27 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:02 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:27 – 05:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:01 – 06:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872956.27
Julian Day2461421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.04°
🪷 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 (24.2307°), declination -21.01°, EoT -9.69 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: 2027-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)