पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 7, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya353.50°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra140.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.44°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha347.76°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani5.00°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 12:16
Yamaganda15:21 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla07:39 – 09:11
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:39 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:39 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:16 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:21 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:53 – 18:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:26 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:53 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:21 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:16 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:39 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 12.9165°
Longitude: 79.1325°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873403.27
Julian Day2461868.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2478°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.01°
🪷 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 (24.2478°), declination 6.97°, 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: 2028-04-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)