पञ्चाङ्ग — Chandigarh · April 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra151.54°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.48°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha355.84°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.11°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra40.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

Chandigarh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:19
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 14:00
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:59 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.7333°
Longitude: 76.7794°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872693.27
Julian Day2461158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.14°
🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.10°, EoT 2.49 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: 2026-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)