पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 6, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: रमा एकादशी — Ramā Ekādaśī
Lakṣmī (Ramā) granted boon to King Mucukunda.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.15 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः।हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः।।12.15।।
"12.15 He who does not harm the world, and whom the world cannot harm, who is not carried away by any impulse of joy, anger or fear, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.58°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra110.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha192.52°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.04°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra193.87°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.00°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:26
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:58 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:58 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872854.27
Julian Day2461319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2268°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.48°
🪷 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 (24.2268°), declination -5.06°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)