पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 28, 2012 CE

Also observed today

अन्नपूर्णा जयन्ती · Annapūrṇā JayantīShakta
वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।

"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	222.17°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.99°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	254.15°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	203.99°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	193.21°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	191.99°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:58 – 13:23
Yamaganda	07:41 – 09:06
Gulika Kāla	10:32 – 11:58
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:15 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:41 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:06 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:32 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:58 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:23 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:49 – 16:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:15 – 17:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:41 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:15 – 20:49 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:49 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:23 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:58 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:32 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:06 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:41 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867794.27
Julian Day	2456259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.41°

🪷 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 (24.0333°), declination -21.34°, EoT 11.22 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: 2012-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)