पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 28, 2026 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	151.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	349.48°	Mīna	Revatī P1
बुध Budha	355.84°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.11°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	344.67°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	15:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:58 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:58 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:23 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:58 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872693.27
Julian Day	2461158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	137.14°

🪷 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 (24.2207°), declination 14.10°, EoT 2.49 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: 2026-05-14T10:55:36.416Z