पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 7, 2027 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	322.00°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	306.57°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	120.43°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	296.96°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	114.62°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	282.25°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शनि Śani	349.60°	Mīna	Revatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 56 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 03 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:23 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:57 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:57 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:49 – 18:19
Yamaganda	12:21 – 13:50
Gulika Kāla	15:20 – 16:49
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:22 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:52 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:22 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:51 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:21 – 13:50 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:50 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:20 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:49 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:19 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:49 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:20 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:50 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:21 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:51 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:22 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:52 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Mahā Śivarātri Walk (महा शिवरात्रि यात्रा)

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.

Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873006.27
Julian Day	2461471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2327°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	343.85°

🪷 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 (24.2327°), declination -5.43°, EoT -11.77 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: 2027-03-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)