पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.12°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha113.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani336.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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)09:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 12 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 Kāla12:10 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:10
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 Labha05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:23 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872449.27
Julian Day2460914.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)46.49°
🪷 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 (24.2114°), declination 10.03°, 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: 2025-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)