पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 26, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.3 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः।।17.3।।
"17.3 The faith of every man conforms to his nature. By nature he is full of faith. He is in fact what his faith makes him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra286.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.46°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha326.62°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.04°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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)04:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 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 Kāla12:22 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:54 – 12:22
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:54 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:54 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:27 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872267.27
Julian Day2460732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.08°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.68°, 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: 2025-02-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)