पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra53.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.08°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha50.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra41.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani289.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:54
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870883.27
Julian Day2459348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.14°
🪷 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 (24.1515°), declination 18.64°, EoT 3.76 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: 2021-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)