पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 29, 2025 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: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra32.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.10°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha348.26°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.71°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra334.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani333.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:15 – 16:49
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:41
Varjyam06:20 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:32 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:49 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:32 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872329.27
Julian Day2460794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2068°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.54°
🪷 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 (24.2068°), declination 14.49°, EoT 2.64 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:58:47.978Z