पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 3, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 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: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra241.02°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha301.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra294.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani231.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:24 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:52
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:24 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:19 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:24 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868985.27
Julian Day2457450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0789°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.79°
🪷 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 (24.0789°), declination -6.72°, EoT -12.65 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: 2016-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)