पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 30, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.53°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.27°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha109.22°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.53°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.00°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:26
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla09:04 – 10:40
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:53 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:04 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:37 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 05:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868768.27
Julian Day2457233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.53°
🪷 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 (24.0706°), declination 18.62°, EoT -6.11 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: 2015-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)