पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 16, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.26 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।

शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।4.26।।
"4.26 Some sacrifice their physical senses in the fire of self-control; others offer up their contact with external objects in the sacrificial fire of their senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha167.82°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.38°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra224.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.32°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:20
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:23
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Roga05:59 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:20 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:20 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:59 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873960.27
Julian Day2462425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.25°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.93°, EoT 15.05 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: 2029-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)