पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · April 28, 2031 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 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।
"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.29°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra83.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.38°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha346.69°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.46°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra55.08°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani43.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:32 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:15
Varjyam06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:50 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:32 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:32 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874519.27
Julian Day2462984.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.44°
🪷 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 (24.2905°), declination 14.04°, EoT 2.49 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: 2031-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)