पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 1, 2026 CE

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

Also observed today

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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya316.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra105.52°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.15°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha327.47°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.87°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra328.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani337.60°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)15:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 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 Kāla16:49 – 18:18
Yamaganda12:22 – 13:51
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:49
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:24 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:24 – 10:53 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:53 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:22 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:51 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:51 – 00:22 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:22 – 01:53 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:53 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:24 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872635.27
Julian Day2461100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.51°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2185°), declination -7.64°, EoT -13.04 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: 2026-03-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)