पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 16, 2021 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।

"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.52°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	0.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	42.56°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
बुध Budha	305.74°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	295.79°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	328.67°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	285.85°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:16 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:50
Yamaganda	09:17 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla	12:18 – 13:49
Varjyam	06:47 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:16 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:47 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:17 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:48 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:18 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:49 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:50 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:50 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:49 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:18 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:48 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:17 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:47 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870824.27
Julian Day	2459289.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.08°

🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.72°, EoT -9.36 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: 2021-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)