पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 4, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya319.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra146.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha325.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.79°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra332.43°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani337.96°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:23
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:21
Varjyam06:54 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
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 Labha06:24 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:23 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:19 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:23 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:24 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872638.27
Julian Day2461103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2186°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.68°
🪷 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 (24.2186°), declination -6.50°, EoT -12.45 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: 2026-03-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)