पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 2, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.90°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra278.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.00°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha178.15°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.27°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra140.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani333.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:57
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:27
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:57 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:57 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872485.27
Julian Day2460950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2127°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.96°
🪷 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 (24.2127°), declination -3.61°, EoT 11.48 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: 2025-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)