पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya77.47°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra58.42°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.89°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha72.22°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra84.42°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:02 – 18:39
Yamaganda12:13 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla15:26 – 17:02
Varjyam06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:46 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:13 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:49 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:26 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:02 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:02 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:26 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:49 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:13 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869107.27
Julian Day2457572.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.88°
🪷 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 (24.0835°), declination 22.93°, EoT -3.84 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: 2016-07-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)