पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 27, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.60 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यततो ह्यपि कौन्तेय पुरुषस्य विपश्चितः।

इन्द्रियाणि प्रमाथीनि हरन्ति प्रसभं मनः।।2.60।।
"2.60 O Arjuna! The mind of him, who is trying to conquer it, is forcibly carried away in spite of his efforts, by his tumultuous senses." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.60's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.05°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha117.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.90°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani29.23°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 09:04
Varjyam06:25 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:53 – 07:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:28 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:02 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:02 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:28 – 05:53 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873879.27
Julian Day2462344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.07°
🪷 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 (24.2661°), declination 19.18°, EoT -6.18 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: 2029-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)