पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.08°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha260.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.40°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.31°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:21 – 17:46
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:21
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:24 – 07:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:50 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:21 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:46 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:21 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:50 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874021.27
Julian Day2462486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.26°
🪷 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 (24.2715°), declination -23.32°, EoT 3.72 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: 2029-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)