पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · April 29, 2018 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।

"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1425

Malayalam Era: 1194

Nanakshahi: 549

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	182.62°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	268.16°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	347.38°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	205.33°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	40.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	254.81°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:55 – 18:29
Yamaganda	12:15 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:22 – 16:55
Varjyam	06:32 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta	08:56 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:35 – 09:08 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:08 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:41 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:22 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:55 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:55 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:22 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:41 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:08 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°

Longitude: 78.1198°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869772.27
Julian Day	2458237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.49°

🪷 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 (24.1090°), declination 14.40°, EoT 2.64 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: 2018-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)