पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 13, 2026 CE

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🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya358.92°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra301.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha332.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra21.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani342.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:04
Yamaganda10:37 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:16
Varjyam06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:04 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:16 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:16 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:04 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872678.27
Julian Day2461143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2201°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.78°
🪷 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 (24.2201°), declination 8.99°, EoT -0.77 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: 2026-04-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)