पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 29, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.20 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्।।13.20।।
"13.20 Know thou further that Nature and God have no beginning; and that differences of character and quality have their origin in Nature only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.11°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra198.20°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.21°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha237.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra265.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani318.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:15
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:07
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:15 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:07 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:15 – 17:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:41 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:15 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:07 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872178.27
Julian Day2460643.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2010°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.10°
🪷 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 (24.2010°), declination -21.53°, EoT 10.87 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: 2024-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)