पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.55°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra202.98°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha341.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.35°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra345.63°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.19°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:47 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:17
Varjyam06:46 – 07:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:47 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:49 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:49 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:49 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:47 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869364.27
Julian Day2457829.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.00°
🪷 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 (24.0934°), declination -1.34°, EoT -9.06 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: 2017-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)