पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 8, 2018 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Also observed today
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.7 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्विन्द्रियाणि मनसा नियम्यारभतेऽर्जुन।
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
कर्मेन्द्रियैः कर्मयोगमसक्तः स विशिष्यते।।3.7।।
"3.7 But, O Arjuna! All honour to him whose mind controls his senses, for he is thereby beginning to practise Karma-Yoga, the Path of Right Action, keeping himself always unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Viśākhā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vṛddhi |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Kaulava |
| वार (Vāra) | Guruvāra (Thursday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 295.11° | Makara | Dhaniṣṭhā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 209.48° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 223.25° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 287.93° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 207.61° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 301.99° | Kumbha | Dhaniṣṭhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 251.28° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
☀️ Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:34 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:13 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:23 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 00:56 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 12:25 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 38 Mins 25 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 21 Mins 35 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:01 – 05:48 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:36 – 06:34 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 12:00 – 12:47 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:20 – 15:06 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:01 – 18:25 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:13 – 18:42 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:58 – 19:43 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 00:00 – 00:47 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 13:51 – 15:18 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:34 – 08:01 |
| Gulika Kāla | 09:29 – 10:56 |
| Varjyam | 07:03 – 07:22 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:17 – 09:40 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Śubha | 06:34 – 08:01 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Roga | 08:01 – 09:29 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Udveg | 09:29 – 10:56 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Chala | 10:56 – 12:23 (neutral) |
| Day-5 Labha | 12:23 – 13:51 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Amṛta | 13:51 – 15:18 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Kāla | 15:18 – 16:45 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Śubha | 16:45 – 18:13 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Amṛta | 18:13 – 19:45 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Kāla | 19:45 – 21:18 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Śubha | 21:18 – 22:51 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Roga | 22:51 – 00:23 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Udveg | 00:23 – 01:56 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Chala | 01:56 – 03:29 (neutral) |
| Night-7 Labha | 03:29 – 05:01 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Amṛta | 05:01 – 06:34 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5119 · Kali-5119 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1869692.27 · 5119.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2458157.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.1059° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 271.90° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.1059°) · declination -15.06° · EoT -14.45 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2018-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)