पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 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: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.21°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha18.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra347.77°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani335.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:52 – 18:28
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:17 – 16:52
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 Udveg05:43 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:17 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:52 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:28 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:52 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:17 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872348.27
Julian Day2460813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.58°
🪷 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 (24.2075°), declination 19.57°, EoT 3.69 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: 2025-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)