पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।
"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya312.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra149.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala285.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
बुध Budha310.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra287.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani315.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:53 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:56 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:54 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:20
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:56 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:54 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:18 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:54 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:56 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871901.27
Julian Day2460366.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)198.61°
🪷 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 (24.1904°), declination -8.97°, EoT -13.55 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: 2024-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)