पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.90°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra215.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha279.13°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra327.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani303.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:47
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:56
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:51
Varjyam07:02 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:32 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:00 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:56 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:56 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:00 – 06:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871524.27
Julian Day2459989.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1760°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)278.15°
🪷 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 (24.1760°), declination -13.16°, EoT -14.59 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: 2023-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)