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

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	5.46°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	38.85°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	2.32°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	171.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	334.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	243.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:41
Yamaganda	07:24 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla	10:33 – 12:07
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:50 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:24 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:59 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:33 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:41 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:23 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:41 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:33 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:59 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:24 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869404.27
Julian Day	2457869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.69°

🪷 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 (24.0949°), declination 13.52°, EoT 2.16 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: 2017-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)