पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 21, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मत्स्य जयन्ती — Matsya Jayantī
Matsya saved Vaivasvata Manu and the Vedas during the cosmic deluge.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra2.41°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha313.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.86°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra353.54°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani340.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:44
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:44 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:17 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:17 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:17 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:44 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:44 – 06:13 (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 Tṛtīyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872655.27
Julian Day2461120.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.47°
🪷 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 (24.2192°), declination 0.17°, EoT -7.84 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: 2026-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)