पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सफला एकादशी — Saphalā Ekādaśī
Renders all undertakings fruitful (saphala).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra170.56°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala287.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha234.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.17°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra260.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani232.76°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:14
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:05
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:13 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:14 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:14 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869252.27
Julian Day2457717.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)309.37°
🪷 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 (24.0891°), declination -20.79°, EoT 12.23 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: 2016-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)