पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 15, 2030 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra38.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha247.56°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.68°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.75°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:10 – 16:36
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:44
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:35 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:53 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:53 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:10 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:10 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:53 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:53 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874051.27
Julian Day2462516.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.23°
🪷 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 (24.2726°), declination -21.14°, EoT -9.35 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: 2030-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)