पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 6, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.63°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha179.23°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.84°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.61°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani249.02°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:27
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:27 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:25 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:25 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:27 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869932.27
Julian Day2458397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1151°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.37°
🪷 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 (24.1151°), declination -5.03°, EoT 12.68 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: 2018-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)