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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	69.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	165.49°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.04°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	46.43°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	115.65°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	112.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	215.11°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:48 – 15:25
Yamaganda	05:44 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla	08:58 – 10:34
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:44 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:21 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:58 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:34 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:11 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:48 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:25 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:01 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:38 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:01 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:25 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:48 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:11 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:34 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:58 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:21 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868733.27
Julian Day	2457198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0692°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	97.47°

🪷 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 (24.0692°), declination 23.40°, EoT -2.28 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: 2015-06-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)