पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 9, 2029 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 3.1 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।

तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
"3.1 "Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If Wisdom is above action, why dost Thou advise me to engage in this terrible fight?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.1'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.08°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.14°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha137.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.59°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra147.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani29.99°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:23
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:39
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · 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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:55 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873892.27
Julian Day2462357.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.87°
🪷 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 (24.2665°), declination 15.81°, EoT -5.21 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: 2029-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)