पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 4, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.44 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्।।18.44।।

"18.44 Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	78.16°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	12.10°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	109.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
बुध Budha	56.33°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	307.71°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	103.87°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	288.07°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 52 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 07 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:03 – 18:39
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:26 – 17:03
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:47 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:47 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:23 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:00 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:36 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:26 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:39 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:03 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:26 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:36 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:00 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:23 – 05:47 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870934.27
Julian Day	2459399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	291.91°

🪷 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 (24.1534°), declination 22.87°, EoT -4.02 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: 2021-07-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)