पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · March 26, 2031 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.13 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्।।1.13।।
"1.13 And immediately all the conches and drums, the trumpets and horns, blared forth in tumultuous uproar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra15.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.83°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha355.18°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.08°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra16.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani39.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:21
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 Kāla12:15 – 13:47
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:15
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:21 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874486.27
Julian Day2462951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.50°
🪷 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 (24.2893°), declination 2.06°, 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: 2031-03-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)