पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 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 7.1 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

मय्यासक्तमनाः पार्थ योगं युञ्जन्मदाश्रयः।

असंशयं समग्रं मां यथा ज्ञास्यसि तच्छृणु।।7.1।।
"7.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Listen, O Arjuna! And I will tell thee how thou shalt know Me in my Full perfection, practising meditation with thy mind devoted to Me, and having Me for thy refuge." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.1'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.24°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha248.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.99°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra255.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:11
Yamaganda06:35 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:53
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:35 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:01 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:53 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:37 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:02 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:37 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:53 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:01 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874053.27
Julian Day2462518.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2727°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.55°
🪷 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 (24.2727°), declination -20.76°, EoT -10.03 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: 2030-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)