पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · June 17, 2023 CE

Also observed today

मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	61.45°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	48.13°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.42°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	45.04°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	105.83°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.11°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:38 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:56 – 10:33
Yamaganda	13:46 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla	05:43 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:43 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:43 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:56 – 10:33 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:33 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:46 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:23 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:00 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:36 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:00 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:23 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:46 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:33 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:33 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:56 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871647.27
Julian Day	2460112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1807°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.87°

🪷 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 (24.1807°), declination 23.36°, EoT -0.61 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: 2023-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)