पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.13 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।

संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
"6.13 Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya53.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra337.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala282.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha55.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.65°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra88.77°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani253.02°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:31 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:55
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:42 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:42 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869812.27
Julian Day2458277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)287.38°
🪷 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 (24.1105°), declination 22.82°, EoT 1.18 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: 2018-06-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)