पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 28, 2026 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.13 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

"14.13 Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	221.58°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	89.45°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	203.14°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	181.84°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शनि Śani	343.91°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:43 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:52 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:06 – 10:32
Yamaganda	13:23 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla	06:15 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:43 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:15 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:06 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:32 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:58 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:23 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:49 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:15 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:41 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:15 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:49 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:23 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:58 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:32 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:06 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872907.27
Julian Day	2461372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2289°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.64°

🪷 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 (24.2289°), declination -21.27°, EoT 11.22 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: 2026-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)