पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 24, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra60.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.37°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha115.06°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra128.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani170.09°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:11
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867332.27
Julian Day2455797.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0157°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.48°
🪷 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 (24.0157°), declination 11.28°, EoT -1.99 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: 2011-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)