पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 23, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra132.85°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.87°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha288.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra282.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani231.30°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:48
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:54
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:51
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:57 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:54 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:54 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:17 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:54 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:54 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 04:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:57 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868976.27
Julian Day2457441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.80°
🪷 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 (24.0785°), declination -10.10°, EoT -13.97 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: 2016-02-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)