पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 14, 2029 CE

Also observed today

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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.50 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा।।18.50।।

"18.50 I will now state briefly how he, who has reached perfection, finds the Eternal Spirit, the state of Supreme Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	329.48°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra	316.87°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.33°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	317.67°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	181.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	326.64°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:41 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:18 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:19 – 13:49
Yamaganda	07:48 – 09:18
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:19
Varjyam	06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta	09:06 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:18 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:48 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:18 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:19 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:49 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:19 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:50 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:20 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:50 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:19 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:49 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:19 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:18 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:48 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

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	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873744.27
Julian Day	2462209.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	347.99°

🪷 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 (24.2609°), declination -2.49°, EoT -9.94 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: 2029-03-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)