पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 27, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।

"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	12.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	172.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.09°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	21.20°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	19.24°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:32 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:15 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:58
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:46 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 Chala	05:50 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:58 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:32 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:41 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:15 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:49 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:23 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:49 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:15 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:41 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:32 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:58 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873788.27
Julian Day	2462253.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.32°

🪷 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 (24.2626°), declination 13.87°, EoT 2.33 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: 2029-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)