पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 11, 2029 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 1.30 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते।

न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः।।1.30।।
"1.30 The bow Gandeeva slips from my hand, and my skin burns. I cannot keep quiet, for my mind is in tumult." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.30'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra358.55°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha29.14°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.91°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra38.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani21.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:30 – 12:05
Yamaganda15:16 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:55
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:55 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:30 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:16 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:30 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:55 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873802.27
Julian Day2462267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.97°
🪷 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 (24.2631°), declination 17.91°, EoT 3.71 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: 2029-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)