पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.24 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
"14.24 Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his Self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
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)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya322.54°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra245.04°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha295.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra317.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani284.96°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:19
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:50
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 Udveg06:22 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:52 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:52 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870815.27
Julian Day2459280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.96°
🪷 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 (24.1489°), declination -5.25°, EoT -11.77 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: 2021-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)