पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 31, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.95°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha130.84°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.70°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani44.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:03 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:30
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:30 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:03 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:03 – 04:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:30 – 05:57 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874279.27
Julian Day2462744.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.36°
🪷 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 (24.2813°), declination 8.68°, EoT 0.15 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: 2030-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)