पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 29, 2028 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 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra310.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.34°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha293.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra324.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani357.97°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:29 – 10:56
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:02
Varjyam07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Kāla06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:29 – 10:56 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:56 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:42 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:08 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:42 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:56 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:29 – 05:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:02 – 06:36 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873334.27
Julian Day2461799.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.99°
🪷 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 (24.2452°), declination -18.10°, EoT -13.17 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: 2028-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)