पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 26, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.71°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra258.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha199.40°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati188.98°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra170.14°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani239.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)10:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:25
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:01 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:44 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 06:01 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869587.27
Julian Day2458052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.66°
🪷 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 (24.1019°), declination -12.45°, EoT 16.30 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: 2017-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)