पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 30, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.60°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.01°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha359.46°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.38°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra42.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani344.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:58
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 Kāla13:41 – 15:15
Yamaganda05:49 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:32
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:49 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:32 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:24 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:32 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872695.27
Julian Day2461160.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.55°
🪷 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 (24.2208°), declination 14.73°, EoT 2.79 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:39.083Z