पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 7, 2027 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 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.38°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.93°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha104.85°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati128.01°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani3.65°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:40
Yamaganda13:49 – 15:24
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:30
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:55 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:49 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:24 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:24 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:49 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:55 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873159.27
Julian Day2461624.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2385°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.88°
🪷 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 (24.2385°), declination 16.52°, EoT -5.48 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: 2027-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)