पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 16, 2032 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.92°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra320.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha202.11°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.98°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani72.64°MithunaĀrdrā P2

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)15:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

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

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:56 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:51
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:28
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:51 – 16:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:20 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:20 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:51 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:56 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875056.27
Julian Day2463521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3111°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.29°
🪷 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 (24.3111°), declination -9.03°, 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: 2032-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)