पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 26, 2027 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.32 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी।।18.32।।

"18.32 And that which, shrouded in Ignorance, thinks wrong right, and sees everything perversely, O Arjuna, that intellect is ruled by Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra

Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga

Bengali Saṁvat: 1434

Malayalam Era: 1203

Nanakshahi: 558

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	340.92°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	205.91°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	116.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	314.48°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	113.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	305.05°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	351.90°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:32 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:44 – 12:15
Yamaganda	15:18 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	07:41 – 09:13
Varjyam	06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:10 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:13 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:15 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:47 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:18 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:21 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:18 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:15 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:44 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:13 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:41 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873025.27
Julian Day	2461490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2334°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	225.72°

🪷 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 (24.2334°), declination 2.05°, EoT -6.26 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: 2027-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)