पञ्चाङ्ग — Vellore, Tamil Nadu · April 26, 2028 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 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra26.41°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha26.76°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani7.41°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 12:11
Varjyam06:26 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:55 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873422.27
Julian Day2461887.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2486°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.50°
🪷 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 (24.2486°), declination 13.63°, EoT 2.16 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: 2028-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)