पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 1, 2031 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 3.22 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन।

नानवाप्तमवाप्तव्यं वर्त एव च कर्मणि।।3.22।।
"3.22 There is nothing in this universe, O Arjuna, that I am compelled to do, nor anything for Me to attain; yet I am persistently active." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.34°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra255.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.51°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha121.45°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra119.11°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani55.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:15
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 09:04
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:36 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 05:54 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874614.27
Julian Day2463079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2942°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)153.05°
🪷 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 (24.2942°), declination 18.10°, EoT -6.02 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: 2031-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)