पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 12, 2025 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.51°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra122.26°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.89°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra344.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani327.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:50
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:19
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:50 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:50 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:19 (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)1872281.27
Julian Day2460746.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.57°
🪷 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 (24.2049°), declination -3.29°, EoT -10.49 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: 2025-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)