पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 8, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra196.49°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha321.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.72°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra337.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani338.44°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:50 – 18:19
Yamaganda12:20 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:50
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:22 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:51 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:20 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:50 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:50 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:19 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:50 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:50 – 00:20 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:20 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:51 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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)1872642.27
Julian Day2461107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.12°
🪷 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 (24.2187°), declination -4.95°, EoT -11.53 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: 2026-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)