पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 5, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।
"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.1'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya198.22°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra125.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha190.17°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra151.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani220.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:04 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:25
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:04 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:41 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 06:04 (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)1868866.27
Julian Day2457331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0743°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.76°
🪷 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 (24.0743°), declination -15.53°, EoT 16.26 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: 2015-11-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)