पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 26, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
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BG 11.3 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमात्मानं परमेश्वर।

द्रष्टुमिच्छामि ते रूपमैश्वरं पुरुषोत्तम।।11.3।।
"11.3 I believe all as Thou hast declared it. I long now to have a vision of thy Divine Form, O Thou Most High!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra76.84°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala311.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha222.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati219.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra182.62°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani253.07°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:49
Varjyam06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:14 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:40 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:14 (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)1869983.27
Julian Day2458448.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)215.07°
🪷 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 (24.1170°), declination -20.89°, EoT 11.91 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: 2018-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)