पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 25, 2020 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 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra155.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha78.22°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani274.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:04 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:28
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:04 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:04 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 05:52 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870590.27
Julian Day2459055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.48°
🪷 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 (24.1403°), declination 19.58°, EoT -6.18 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: 2020-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)