पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 1, 2028 CE

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🪷 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

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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra93.22°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.67°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha35.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra53.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani8.05°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 08:57
Yamaganda10:31 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:15
Varjyam06:19 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:57 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:24 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:57 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873427.27
Julian Day2461892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2488°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.73°
🪷 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 (24.2488°), declination 15.19°, EoT 2.92 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: 2026-05-14T09:51:44.582Z