पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.03°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra297.73°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala284.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha99.84°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.22°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra116.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani251.30°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:23 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:36 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:26
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:46 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:23 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:36 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:39 – 20:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:02 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:36 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:23 – 05:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869836.27
Julian Day2458301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.44°
🪷 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 (24.1114°), declination 23.05°, EoT -3.66 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: 2018-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)