पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.22°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra32.60°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha178.62°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati141.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra144.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani219.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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)18:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:25
Varjyam06:31 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 06:02 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868859.27
Julian Day2457324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.27°
🪷 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 (24.0741°), declination -13.29°, EoT 16.43 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: 2015-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)