पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra227.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.81°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha50.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.68°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra350.63°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani205.34°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:54
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:43 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868328.27
Julian Day2456793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.87°
🪷 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 (24.0537°), declination 19.04°, EoT 3.74 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: 2014-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)