पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 28, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।
"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya221.60°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra277.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha232.05°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.66°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra230.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani295.57°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:32 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:49
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:49 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:15 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:41 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:15 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:49 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871446.27
Julian Day2459911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.17°
🪷 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 (24.1730°), declination -21.27°, EoT 11.22 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: 2022-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)