पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 27, 2015 CE

Also observed today

तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।

"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	189.22°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	2.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.50°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	175.36°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	141.05°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	142.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	219.25°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:48 – 16:16
Yamaganda	08:57 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	11:53 – 13:20
Varjyam	06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:01 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:29 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:57 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:53 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:20 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:48 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:16 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:44 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:16 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:48 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:20 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:53 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:57 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:29 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868857.27
Julian Day	2457322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0740°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.58°

🪷 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 (24.0740°), declination -12.61°, EoT 16.36 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: 2015-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)