पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 25, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra111.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.13°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra247.15°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:35
Yamaganda11:02 – 12:30
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:25
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:40 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:02 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:30 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:52 – 18:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:19 – 19:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:30 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:02 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868947.27
Julian Day2457412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0774°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.40°
🪷 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 (24.0774°), declination -19.14°, EoT -12.31 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: 2016-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)