पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 22, 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 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.19°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra336.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.89°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha18.94°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra49.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani6.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla05:52 – 07:26
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:52 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:00 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:00 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873418.27
Julian Day2461883.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.21°
🪷 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 (24.2484°), declination 12.32°, EoT 1.40 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: 2028-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)