पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.86°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra81.08°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha110.66°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra76.38°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani299.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:28 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:40 – 12:15
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:28 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:40 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:40 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:28 – 05:53 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871322.27
Julian Day2459787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.87°
🪷 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 (24.1683°), declination 19.25°, EoT -6.18 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: 2022-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)