पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 22, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya184.45°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra142.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha172.38°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra183.94°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani294.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:50
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:28
Varjyam06:29 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:00 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:50 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:18 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:46 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:18 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:50 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 06:00 (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)1871409.27
Julian Day2459874.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)318.06°
🪷 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 (24.1716°), declination -10.98°, EoT 15.95 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: 2022-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)