पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.6 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो

यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः।

यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम

स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
"2.6 Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya310.80°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra334.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.80°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha324.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.78°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra354.14°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani185.00°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:23
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:57 – 09:26
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:57 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:57 – 06:28 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867516.27
Julian Day2455981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0227°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.64°
🪷 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 (24.0227°), declination -9.74°, EoT -13.84 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: 2012-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)