पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 23, 2023 CE

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BG 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।

"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.50°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	199.21°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.62°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	147.46°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.16°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	110.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	310.05°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:11 – 13:45
Yamaganda	07:30 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla	10:38 – 12:11
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta	08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:04 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:38 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:11 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:45 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:18 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:52 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:26 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:52 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:18 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:45 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:11 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:38 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:30 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871714.27
Julian Day	2460179.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.84°

🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.58°, EoT -2.27 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: 2023-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)