पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 17, 2021 CE

🪷 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 Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	90.56°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	175.64°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	117.51°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
बुध Budha	73.72°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	306.90°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	119.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	287.23°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 48 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 11 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:08 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:03 – 10:39
Yamaganda	13:51 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla	05:50 – 07:26
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:50 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:50 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:26 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:03 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:39 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:15 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:51 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:27 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:39 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:03 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:27 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:15 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:39 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:03 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:26 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870947.27
Julian Day	2459412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1539°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	87.10°

🪷 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 (24.1539°), declination 21.18°, EoT -5.77 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: 2021-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)