पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.18°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra301.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.61°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha188.30°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra139.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani306.52°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:49 – 16:17
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:21
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:49 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:17 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:45 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:17 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:49 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 06:00 (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)1871776.27
Julian Day2460241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1856°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.25°
🪷 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 (24.1856°), declination -11.60°, EoT 16.15 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: 2023-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)