पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.26 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।

गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः।।10.26।।
"10.26 Of trees I am the sacred Fig-tree, of the Divine Seers Narada, of the heavenly singers I am Chitraratha, their Leader, and of sages I am Kapila." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.26'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra51.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.76°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha86.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.14°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra127.97°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani350.40°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 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 Kāla17:03 – 18:39
Yamaganda12:14 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:03
Varjyam06:21 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:25 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:02 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:38 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:14 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:03 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:14 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:38 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:02 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:25 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872768.27
Julian Day2461233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.56°
🪷 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 (24.2236°), declination 21.98°, EoT -5.24 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: 2026-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)