पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · October 1, 2017 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।

"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	163.96°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	286.21°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	141.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	157.48°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	183.58°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	139.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	237.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:37 – 18:08
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:37
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:37
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 Udveg	06:05 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:35 – 09:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:06 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:36 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:37 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:07 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:37 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:08 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:37 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:07 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:37 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:36 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:06 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:35 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°

Longitude: 78.1198°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869562.27
Julian Day	2458027.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1009°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	122.90°

🪷 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 (24.1009°), declination -3.20°, EoT 11.17 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: 2017-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)