पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 8, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कार्तिक पूर्णिमा — Kārtika Pūrṇimā / Tripurī Pūrṇimā
Day Mahābhārata war began (4 Oct 3138 BCE). Śiva destroyed Tripurāsura.
Historical anchor: Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.44°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra16.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha200.62°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra205.23°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani294.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:14
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:20
Varjyam06:34 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:05 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:59 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:14 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:41 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:14 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:59 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871426.27
Julian Day2459891.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1722°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)176.69°
🪷 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 (24.1722°), declination -16.51°, EoT 15.99 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: 2022-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)