पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra134.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.07°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra343.85°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani328.06°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:18 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:49
Varjyam06:48 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:18 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:18 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872282.27
Julian Day2460747.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.64°
🪷 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 (24.2050°), declination -2.89°, EoT -10.22 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: 2025-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)