पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 25, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra327.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala339.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha323.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra26.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani3.40°MeṣaAśvinī 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)05:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:13 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:47 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:42
Varjyam06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:13 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:47 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:21 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:13 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:10 (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 Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873390.27
Julian Day2461855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.08°
🪷 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 (24.2473°), declination 1.95°, EoT -6.58 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: 2028-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)