पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 8, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.32 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।
"13.32 The Supreme Spirit, O Prince, is without beginning, without Qualities and Imperishable, and though it be within the body, yet It does not act, nor is It affected by action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.31°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra137.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha10.50°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.69°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra333.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani243.52°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:06 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:16
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:33
Varjyam06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Kāla06:01 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:06 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:16 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:16 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:06 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869386.27
Julian Day2457851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.50°
🪷 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 (24.0942°), declination 7.21°, EoT -2.19 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: 2017-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)