पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya349.08°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra180.04°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.08°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha320.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.53°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra9.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani341.67°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 09:08
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:04 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:08 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:08 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:04 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872668.27
Julian Day2461133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2197°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.21°
🪷 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 (24.2197°), declination 5.25°, EoT -3.71 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: 2026-04-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)