पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 17, 2026 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।

"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	210.46°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	295.47°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	121.64°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	191.37°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	178.44°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	344.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:47 – 16:13
Yamaganda	09:02 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:21
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:09 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:35 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:02 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:28 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:21 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:47 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:13 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:40 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:13 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:47 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:21 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:28 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:02 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:35 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872896.27
Julian Day	2461361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	88.47°

🪷 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 (24.2285°), declination -18.94°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)