पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · July 15, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.5 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।

कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः।।3.5।।
"3.5 He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.11°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra38.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.60°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha114.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani53.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:03
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 13:51
Varjyam06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:50 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:26 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:51 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:51 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:26 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874597.27
Julian Day2463062.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.51°
🪷 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 (24.2935°), declination 21.57°, EoT -5.58 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: 2031-07-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)