पञ्चाङ्ग — Chennai, Tamil Nadu · May 8, 2032 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 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।
"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2089 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1954 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1439
Malayalam Era: 1208
Nanakshahi: 563
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra4.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha6.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra16.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani57.01°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:30
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla05:45 – 07:20
Varjyam06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:45 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:20 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:50 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:25 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:50 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:20 – 05:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5134
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874895.27
Julian Day2463360.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3049°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.33°
🪷 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 (24.3049°), declination 17.20°, EoT 3.58 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: 2032-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)