पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · November 13, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.69°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra126.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha221.70°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati90.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra193.09°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani331.22°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:07 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:27
Varjyam06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:07 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:01 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:01 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872527.27
Julian Day2460992.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.54°
🪷 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 (24.2143°), declination -17.98°, EoT 15.26 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: 2025-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)