पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · October 13, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।

अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.24°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.88°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha188.67°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra191.44°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani0.57°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:54
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Labha05:58 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:56 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:53 – 16:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:22 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:51 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:22 – 20:53 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:53 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:56 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 05:58 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873226.27
Julian Day2461691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2411°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.86°
🪷 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 (24.2411°), declination -7.62°, EoT 14.44 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: 2027-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)