पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 14, 2024 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.56°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra103.36°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha3.29°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra23.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani323.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:51
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:41
Varjyam06:15 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:43 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:30 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:27 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:30 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871979.27
Julian Day2460444.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.99°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1934°), declination 18.71°, EoT 3.76 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: 2024-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)