पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 8, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya231.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra240.17°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha212.91°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati222.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra188.82°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani254.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:27 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:20 – 07:46
Varjyam06:49 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:20 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:20 (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)1869995.27
Julian Day2458460.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1175°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.41°
🪷 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 (24.1175°), declination -22.69°, EoT 7.30 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: 2018-12-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)