पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 3, 2033 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 18.39 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
"18.39 While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra280.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.08°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha252.33°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra305.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani68.38°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:58 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:14
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:04
Varjyam07:01 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:58 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:14 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 17:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:55 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:14 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 04:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:58 – 06:32 (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 Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875135.27
Julian Day2463600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3141°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.54°
🪷 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 (24.3141°), declination -22.80°, EoT -4.59 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: 2033-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)