पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 30, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra354.27°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.73°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha244.33°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.51°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra213.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani243.40°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:50
Yamaganda06:16 – 07:42
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:33
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:16 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:42 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:33 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:41 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:33 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:42 – 06:16 (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)1869622.27
Julian Day2458087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.48°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.64°, EoT 10.50 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: 2017-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)