पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · September 8, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra325.08°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.93°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha136.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.78°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra111.50°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani335.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:34 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:10
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:57 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:15 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872461.27
Julian Day2460926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2118°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.37°
🪷 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 (24.2118°), declination 5.65°, EoT 2.92 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: 2025-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)