पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya84.34°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra6.30°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.83°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha95.24°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.52°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:03
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:14 – 13:50
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:14 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:14 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 05:49 (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 Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871671.27
Julian Day2460136.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1816°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.45°
🪷 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 (24.1816°), declination 22.16°, EoT -5.11 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: 2023-07-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)