पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 26, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.19°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra324.10°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.18°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha80.33°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati72.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra129.99°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani190.78°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:04
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:38 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868034.27
Julian Day2456499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.70°
🪷 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 (24.0425°), declination 19.43°, EoT -6.19 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: 2013-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)