पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 12, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.43 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तत्र तं बुद्धिसंयोगं लभते पौर्वदेहिकम्।

यतते च ततो भूयः संसिद्धौ कुरुनन्दन।।6.43।।
"6.43 Then the experience acquired in his former life will revive, and with its help he will strive for perfection more eagerly than before." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.43'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya327.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra244.19°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.81°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha317.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.70°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra342.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani338.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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)01:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 26 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 Kāla13:49 – 15:20
Yamaganda06:19 – 07:49
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:49
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:19 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:49 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:49 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:20 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:49 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:49 – 06:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872646.27
Julian Day2461111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2189°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.77°
🪷 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 (24.2189°), declination -3.38°, 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: 2026-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)