पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 17, 2034 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 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra232.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha287.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani82.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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)03:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 05 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 Kāla15:11 – 16:37
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:53
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:45
Varjyam07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

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 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 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 Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875514.27
Julian Day2463979.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3286°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.74°
🪷 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 (24.3286°), 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: 2034-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)