पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 19, 2029 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 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.13°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra41.97°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha262.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.98°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra269.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani24.61°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:32
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:16
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:07
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:26 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:16 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:47 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:16 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874024.27
Julian Day2462489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.86°
🪷 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 (24.2716°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2029-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)