पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 24, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.67°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra214.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.26°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha209.44°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra168.08°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani332.06°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:49 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:57
Varjyam06:30 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:49 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:49 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 06:00 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872507.27
Julian Day2460972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2136°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.71°
🪷 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 (24.2136°), declination -11.78°, EoT 16.15 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: 2025-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)