पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · September 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.13 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
समं कायशिरोग्रीवं धारयन्नचलं स्थिरः।

संप्रेक्ष्य नासिकाग्रं स्वं दिशश्चानवलोकयन्।।6.13।।
"6.13 Let him hold body, head and neck erect, motionless and steady; let him look fixedly at the tip of his nose, turning neither to the right nor to the left." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra358.51°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.20°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha131.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra93.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani182.24°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 16:52
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:48
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:48 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:24 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:48 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°
Longitude: 78.1198°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867709.27
Julian Day2456174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.02°
🪷 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 (24.0301°), declination 7.09°, EoT 1.50 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: 2012-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)