पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 19, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra253.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha37.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra354.39°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani300.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:17
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:30
Varjyam06:14 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:52 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:52 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871253.27
Julian Day2459718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)217.39°
🪷 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 (24.1656°), declination 19.73°, EoT 3.65 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: 2022-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)