पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya224.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra147.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha216.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.74°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:33
Yamaganda13:24 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 07:42
Varjyam06:45 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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 Kāla06:16 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:33 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:24 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:24 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:41 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:24 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:33 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:16 (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)1869988.27
Julian Day2458453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.07°
🪷 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 (24.1172°), declination -21.76°, EoT 10.13 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: 2018-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)