पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 18, 2011 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
- चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
- चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
- वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.28 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति।
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति।।11.28।।
"11.28 As rivers in flood surge furiously to the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Citrā Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Vajra |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 3.66° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 182.63° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 348.09° | Mīna | Revatī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 350.06° | Mīna | Revatī P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 355.20° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 332.08° | Mīna | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 168.56° | Kanyā | Hasta P3 |
☀️ Chennai, Tamil Nadu — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:55 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:22 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:08 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 18:12 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 05:57 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 27 Mins 00 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 33 Mins 00 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:15 – 05:05 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:53 – 05:55 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:33 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:13 – 15:03 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:10 – 18:34 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:22 – 18:53 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:07 – 19:52 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:33 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 07:28 – 09:02 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:35 – 12:08 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:42 – 15:15 |
| Varjyam | 06:26 – 06:46 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:49 – 09:14 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 05:55 – 07:28 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 07:28 – 09:02 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 09:02 – 10:35 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:35 – 12:08 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:08 – 13:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:42 – 15:15 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 18:22 – 19:49 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 21:15 – 22:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:42 – 00:08 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:08 – 01:35 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:35 – 03:02 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 03:02 – 04:28 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 04:28 – 05:55 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 13.0827°
Longitude: 80.2707°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
Elevation: 6 m
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5113 · Kali-5113 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1867204.27 · 5112.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2455669.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 24.0108° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 179.42° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (24.0108°) · declination 10.64° · EoT 0.51 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2011-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)