पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 2019 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.45 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।

"18.45 Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.29°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	148.27°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	116.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.88°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.47°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	104.21°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	261.25°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 40 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 19 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:00 – 18:35
Yamaganda	12:15 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:00
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:54 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:30 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:05 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:00 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:35 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:00 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:05 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:30 – 05:54 (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	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870234.27
Julian Day	2458699.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.31°

🪷 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 (24.1266°), declination 17.35°, EoT -5.79 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: 2019-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)