पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 10, 2028 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 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra55.90°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.39°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani357.06°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:16
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:07
Varjyam07:03 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:34 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:00 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:16 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:33 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:59 – 19:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:33 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:16 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:00 – 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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873315.27
Julian Day2461780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)151.14°
🪷 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 (24.2445°), declination -22.05°, EoT -7.50 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: 2028-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)