पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 24, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।
"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya311.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra69.59°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.56°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha288.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.84°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.16°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 07:57
Varjyam06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:28 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:57 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 04:57 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:57 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873726.27
Julian Day2462191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2602°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.22°
🪷 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 (24.2602°), declination -9.42°, EoT -13.84 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: 2029-02-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)