पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 31, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	45.41°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	221.94°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	14.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	62.94°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	89.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra	79.68°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	348.01°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:37 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:55 – 18:32
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla	15:19 – 16:55
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:41 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:18 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:30 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:43 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:19 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:55 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:19 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:43 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:30 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:18 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872726.27
Julian Day	2461191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2220°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	177.46°

🪷 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 (24.2220°), declination 21.89°, EoT 2.50 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: 2026-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)