पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 29, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya73.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
चन्द्र Candra72.26°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha54.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra42.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani300.68°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 12:12
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha05:45 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:59 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:59 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871294.27
Julian Day2459759.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1672°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.34°
🪷 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 (24.1672°), declination 23.23°, EoT -3.09 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: 2022-06-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)