पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 15, 2023 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.16°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra57.41°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.27°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha102.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.89°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani312.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:38
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:50 – 07:26
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:50 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:02 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:03 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:02 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:50 (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)1871675.27
Julian Day2460140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.89°
🪷 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 (24.1818°), declination 21.58°, EoT -5.58 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: 2023-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)