पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 8, 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 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra310.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha311.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.98°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra250.44°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani346.73°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:29
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:23
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:18
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:29 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:23 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:23 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:29 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:34 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872979.27
Julian Day2461444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.52°
🪷 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 (24.2316°), declination -15.12°, EoT -14.45 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: 2027-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)