पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 1, 2029 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	16.70°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	232.69°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.35°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	32.18°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	175.95°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	26.12°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	19.75°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:41 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:41 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:57 – 10:32
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:40
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:48 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:23 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:57 – 10:32 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:32 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:24 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:32 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:32 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:57 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:23 – 05:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 13.0827°

Longitude: 80.2707°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

Elevation: 6 m

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873792.27
Julian Day	2462257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2627°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	214.69°

🪷 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 (24.2627°), declination 15.11°, 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 for: 2029-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)