पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · February 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra91.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.36°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.91°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra327.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:27 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:53
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:55
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:26 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:53 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:18 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 01:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:53 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872634.27
Julian Day2461099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2184°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.32°
🪷 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 (24.2184°), declination -8.02°, EoT -13.22 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: 2026-02-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)