पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 20, 2029 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 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra335.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.67°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha267.12°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.40°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra260.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:02
Varjyam07:04 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:02 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:20 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:38 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:38 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:20 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873691.27
Julian Day2462156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)62.63°
🪷 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 (24.2589°), declination -20.09°, EoT -10.96 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: 2029-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)