पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 30, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.19 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।
"9.19 I am the Heat of the Sun, I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.72°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra117.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha116.27°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra80.02°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani298.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:29
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:01 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:01 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 05:54 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871325.27
Julian Day2459790.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.91°
🪷 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 (24.1684°), declination 18.55°, EoT -6.11 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: 2022-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)