पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 23, 2017 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।

"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	67.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	52.42°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	77.80°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	69.21°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	22.74°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	239.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:34 – 12:11
Yamaganda	15:24 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla	07:21 – 08:57
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:44 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:21 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:57 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:34 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:11 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:24 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:01 – 18:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:38 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:01 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:24 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:11 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:34 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:57 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:21 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869462.27
Julian Day	2457927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	345.79°

🪷 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 (24.0971°), declination 23.42°, EoT -1.87 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: 2017-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)