पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 17, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya61.70°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.46°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha38.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati341.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra28.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani301.02°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:23 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:56
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871282.27
Julian Day2459747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1667°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.93°
🪷 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 (24.1667°), declination 23.37°, EoT -0.61 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: 2022-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)