पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · September 25, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.34 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
चञ्चलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम्।

तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम्।।6.34।।
"6.34 My Lord! Verily, the mind is fickle and turbulent, obstinate and strong, yea extremely difficult as the wind to control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.34'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya158.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra276.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.37°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha169.45°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra116.29°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.45°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:29
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:30
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:57 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:29 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:29 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:02 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:29 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:29 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:57 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867730.27
Julian Day2456195.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.62°
🪷 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 (24.0309°), declination -0.95°, EoT 9.15 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: 2012-09-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)