पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 15, 2016 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.13 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

यज्ञशिष्टाशिनः सन्तो मुच्यन्ते सर्वकिल्बिषैः।

भुञ्जते ते त्वघं पापा ये पचन्त्यात्मकारणात्।।3.13।।

"3.13 The sages who enjoy the food that remains after the sacrifice is made are freed from all sin; but the selfish who spread their feast only for themselves feed on sin only." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	330.81°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	52.28°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	218.75°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	322.39°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	142.67°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	308.96°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	232.02°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:50
Yamaganda	09:18 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:19 – 13:49
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:17 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:47 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:18 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:19 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:49 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:50 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:50 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:49 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:19 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:18 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:47 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868997.27
Julian Day	2457462.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	78.29°

🪷 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 (24.0793°), declination -2.03°, EoT -9.65 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: 2016-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)