पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · September 22, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra235.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.31°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha164.48°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra112.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani184.12°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:30
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:03
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:28
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:03 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:34 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:04 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:34 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:03 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867727.27
Julian Day2456192.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.87°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination 0.22°, EoT 8.08 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: 2012-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)