पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.35°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.08°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha342.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra338.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani329.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:14 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:43
Varjyam06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:43 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:14 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:16 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:16 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:14 – 04:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:43 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872291.27
Julian Day2460756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.37°
🪷 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 (24.2053°), declination 0.66°, EoT -7.53 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: 2025-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)