पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya64.59°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra149.37°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha80.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.73°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra102.77°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani252.18°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:33 – 12:10
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:33 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:33 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869824.27
Julian Day2458289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)81.92°
🪷 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 (24.1110°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2018-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)