पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 11, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.19 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
"18.19 The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala90.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha12.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.54°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra69.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani311.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:16
Yamaganda05:45 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:55 – 10:30
Varjyam06:16 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:45 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:55 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:05 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:05 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:51 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:16 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:05 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:55 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:45 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871610.27
Julian Day2460075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1793°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.38°
🪷 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 (24.1793°), declination 17.77°, EoT 3.71 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: 2023-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)