पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · January 25, 2015 CE

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BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।

"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.67°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	342.82°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	315.54°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	291.75°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	114.44°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	302.51°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	218.70°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:04 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:39 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:58 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:58 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:40 – 18:06
Yamaganda	12:21 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:40
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:17 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Udveg	06:36 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:02 – 09:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:29 – 10:55 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:55 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:21 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:40 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:06 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:40 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:21 – 01:55 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:55 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:29 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:02 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868582.27
Julian Day	2457047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	58.77°

🪷 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 (24.0635°), declination -19.08°, EoT -12.31 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: 2015-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)