पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · July 29, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.28°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra39.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha122.98°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.84°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra116.37°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani225.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:32 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:15
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:07 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:15 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:32 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:07 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:41 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:07 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:32 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:15 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°
Longitude: 78.1198°
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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869133.27
Julian Day2457598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.39°
🪷 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 (24.0845°), declination 18.68°, EoT -6.15 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: 2016-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)