पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 22, 2012 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 2.64 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
रागद्वेषवियुक्तैस्तु विषयानिन्द्रियैश्चरन्।

आत्मवश्यैर्विधेयात्मा प्रसादमधिगच्छति।।2.64।।
"2.64 But the self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal Peace." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.29°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra16.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha340.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra50.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani181.43°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:23
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:15 – 16:49
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Udveg05:52 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:26 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:15 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:26 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867574.27
Julian Day2456039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.73°
🪷 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 (24.0249°), declination 12.28°, EoT 1.40 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: 2012-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)