पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 10, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.30°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra120.46°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.09°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha164.37°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra126.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:23
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:25
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:58 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871762.27
Julian Day2460227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1851°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.37°
🪷 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 (24.1851°), declination -6.48°, EoT 13.74 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: 2023-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)