पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra74.43°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha19.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.95°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra356.88°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani241.57°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:31
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:55
Varjyam06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:31 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:41 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869436.27
Julian Day2457901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0961°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.48°
🪷 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 (24.0961°), declination 21.46°, EoT 2.89 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: 2017-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)