पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.81°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra221.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha74.25°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra116.28°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani312.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:46 – 07:22
Varjyam06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:46 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:46 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871661.27
Julian Day2460126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1812°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.48°
🪷 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 (24.1812°), declination 23.13°, EoT -3.47 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: 2023-07-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)