पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 17, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.4 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।

मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
"9.4 The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.31°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra277.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.09°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha8.52°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra45.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani6.27°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:29 – 09:02
Yamaganda10:35 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:15
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:29 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:02 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:35 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:35 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:02 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:29 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873413.27
Julian Day2461878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.18°
🪷 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 (24.2482°), declination 10.60°, EoT 0.26 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: 2028-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)