पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · December 13, 2026 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	236.80°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	280.20°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	225.53°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	122.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	191.62°	Tulā	Svātī P2
शनि Śani	343.76°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:52 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:26 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:57 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:20 – 17:45
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:29
Gulika Kāla	14:54 – 16:20
Varjyam	06:51 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:23 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:48 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:13 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:39 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:29 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:54 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:20 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:45 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:20 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:54 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:29 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:39 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:13 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:48 – 06:23 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872922.27
Julian Day	2461387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2294°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.05°

🪷 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 (24.2294°), declination -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2026-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)