पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 4, 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.00°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.03°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha93.52°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra62.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:00
Yamaganda09:05 – 10:40
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:50
Varjyam06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:55 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:05 – 10:40 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:40 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:00 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:00 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:40 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:40 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870600.27
Julian Day2459065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.54°
🪷 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 (24.1406°), declination 17.15°, 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: 2020-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)