पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 4, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.13 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति।।2.13।।
"2.13 As the soul experiences in this body infancy, youth and old age, so finally it passes into another. The wise have no delusion about this." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra53.40°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.24°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha245.09°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.34°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra219.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani243.86°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:09
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:51
Varjyam06:47 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:18 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:09 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:16 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:42 – 19:16 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:16 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:09 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869626.27
Julian Day2458091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.07°
🪷 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 (24.1034°), declination -22.24°, EoT 8.96 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: 2017-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)