पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · August 20, 2031 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.25°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha109.83°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani56.69°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:46
Yamaganda07:30 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:38 – 12:12
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:38 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:46 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:27 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:46 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:38 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874633.27
Julian Day2463098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.35°
🪷 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 (24.2949°), declination 12.56°, EoT -3.05 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: 2031-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)