पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 29, 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 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra65.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.17°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha32.11°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra52.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:59
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 Kāla08:58 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:23
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:49 (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)1873425.27
Julian Day2461890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2487°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.92°
🪷 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 (24.2487°), declination 14.58°, EoT 2.64 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: 2028-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)