पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra4.10°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha150.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra168.32°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 09:04
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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 Chala05:57 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870988.27
Julian Day2459453.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.96°
🪷 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 (24.1555°), declination 10.04°, EoT -1.12 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: 2021-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)