पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 26, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra306.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.94°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha305.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.96°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra348.11°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:18
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:49
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:27 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:56 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:54 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:54 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:56 – 06:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869345.27
Julian Day2457810.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.59°
🪷 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 (24.0926°), declination -8.71°, EoT -13.55 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: 2017-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)