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

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

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: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.37°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra200.33°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha236.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra242.74°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani180.71°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:22 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:13 – 07:39
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:30
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:13 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:39 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:22 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:22 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:39 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867424.27
Julian Day2455889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.51°
🪷 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 (24.0192°), declination -20.44°, EoT 12.55 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: 2011-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)