पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 21, 2026 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।

"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1433

Malayalam Era: 1202

Nanakshahi: 557

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	6.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	56.08°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.08°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	344.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.24°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	31.64°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	343.85°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:49
Yamaganda	09:00 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla	12:08 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:48 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:53 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:27 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:00 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:34 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:08 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:22 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:08 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:34 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:00 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:27 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872686.27
Julian Day	2461151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.40°

🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.81°, EoT 1.19 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: 2026-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)