पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · May 1, 2016 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 4.17 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः।

अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः।।4.17।।
"4.17 It is necessary to consider what is right action, what is wrong action, and what is inaction, for mysterious is the law of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.28°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra6.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani231.07°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:55 – 18:29
Yamaganda12:15 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 16:55
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:00 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:07 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:55 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:55 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:48 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:07 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869044.27
Julian Day2457509.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.50°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 15.16°, EoT 2.92 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: 2016-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)