पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 13, 2031 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 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra136.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.84°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha246.32°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.68°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra288.40°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani37.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:52 – 12:18
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:09
Varjyam07:03 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:35 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:52 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:18 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:00 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:18 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:52 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874414.27
Julian Day2462879.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2865°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.82°
🪷 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 (24.2865°), declination -21.54°, EoT -8.64 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: 2031-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)