पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 26, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	340.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.97°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.79°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	349.18°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.54°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शुक्र Śukra	16.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	308.00°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:20
Yamaganda	12:15 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla	15:18 – 16:49
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:10 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:41 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:13 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:44 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:47 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:18 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:18 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:47 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:44 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:13 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:41 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + 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	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871564.27
Julian Day	2460029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	54.67°

🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 2.04°, EoT -6.26 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: 2023-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)