पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 10, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya83.61°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra22.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.36°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha87.98°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.70°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra125.75°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani350.34°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:38 – 12:14
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:25 – 09:01
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:48 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:25 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:38 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:14 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:14 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:38 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:25 – 05:48 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872766.27
Julian Day2461231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)301.96°
🪷 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 (24.2235°), declination 22.25°, EoT -4.97 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: 2026-07-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)