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

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.6 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः।मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान्।।17.6।।
"17.6 They are ignorant. They torment the organs of the body; and they harass Me also, Who lives within. Know that they are devoted to evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.64°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra109.32°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.81°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha152.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra166.95°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani173.50°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:29
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:28
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:29 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:03 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:29 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867363.27
Julian Day2455828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.75°
🪷 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 (24.0168°), declination -0.26°, EoT 8.79 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: 2011-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)