पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · December 4, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra278.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.11°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha247.38°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.71°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra271.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 17:56
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:29
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:21 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:56 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:21 (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)1869261.27
Julian Day2457726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.60°
🪷 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 (24.0894°), declination -22.27°, EoT 8.96 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: 2016-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)