पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.19 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।

प्राधान्यतः कुरुश्रेष्ठ नास्त्यन्तो विस्तरस्य मे।।10.19।।
"10.19 Lord Shri Krishna replied: So be it, My beloved fried! I will unfold to thee some of the chief aspects of My glory. Of its full extent there is no end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra90.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.46°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha129.47°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra122.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani324.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:50 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:30
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:50 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:35 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:50 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872060.27
Julian Day2460525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1965°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.22°
🪷 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 (24.1965°), declination 17.41°, EoT -5.88 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: 2024-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)