पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · September 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra207.82°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.20°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha164.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.34°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra188.91°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani348.52°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:35
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:03
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:37 – 18:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:09 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:37 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872834.27
Julian Day2461299.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2261°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.33°
🪷 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 (24.2261°), declination 2.70°, EoT 5.87 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: 2026-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)