पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 31, 2014 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।
यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Śravaṇa Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śūla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 193.47° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 282.53° | Makara | Śravaṇa P1 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 249.14° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| बुध Budha | 174.83° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 115.50° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 194.74° | Tulā | Svātī P3 |
| शनि Śani | 209.45° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
☀️ Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:02 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:43 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:52 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:04 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 23:33 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 40 Mins 26 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 19 Mins 34 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:29 – 05:16 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:04 – 06:02 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:29 – 12:16 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:49 – 14:36 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:31 – 17:55 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:43 – 18:12 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:28 – 19:13 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:29 – 00:16 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:25 – 11:52 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:48 – 16:15 |
| Gulika Kāla | 07:30 – 08:57 |
| Varjyam | 06:31 – 06:50 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:46 – 09:09 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 06:02 – 07:30 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 07:30 – 08:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 08:57 – 10:25 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:25 – 11:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:52 – 13:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 13:20 – 14:48 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:48 – 16:15 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 16:15 – 17:43 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 17:43 – 19:15 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 19:15 – 20:48 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:48 – 22:20 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 22:20 – 23:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:52 – 01:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:25 – 02:57 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 02:57 – 04:30 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 04:30 – 06:02 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5116 · Kali-5116 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868496.27 · 5115.8 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2456961.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0602° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.14° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0602°) · declination -14.02° · EoT 16.45 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2014-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)