पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 18, 2018 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।

"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.86°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.33°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	262.74°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	340.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	206.61°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	27.54°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	254.91°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:08 – 13:42
Yamaganda	07:28 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla	10:35 – 12:08
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:55 – 07:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:28 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:02 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:35 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:08 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:42 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:22 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:42 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:08 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:35 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:02 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:28 – 05:55 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869761.27
Julian Day	2458226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	24.05°

🪷 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 (24.1086°), declination 10.75°, EoT 0.51 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: 2018-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)