पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.14 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी।।16.14।।
"16.14 I have slain one enemy, I will slay the others also; I am worthy to enjoy, I am the Almighty, I am perfect, powerful and happy;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.02°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra239.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.63°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha327.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati350.94°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra3.21°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani306.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:49
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:19
Varjyam06:47 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:18 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:49 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:49 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:18 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871553.27
Julian Day2460018.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.01°
🪷 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 (24.1771°), declination -2.31°, EoT -9.65 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: 2023-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)