पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 25, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.93°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.06°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha147.81°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra165.97°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:11
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870986.27
Julian Day2459451.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.03°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 10.73°, EoT -1.71 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: 2021-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)