पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 16, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha101.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra119.02°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani260.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:05
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:56 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:05 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870246.27
Julian Day2458711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.54°
🪷 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 (24.1271°), declination 13.88°, EoT -3.97 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: 2019-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)