पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · May 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: गङ्गा दशहरा — Gaṅgā Daśaharā
Devī Gaṅgā's descent to earth (Bhagīratha's success). Dasha-pāpa-haraṇī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra152.59°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha23.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.22°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra71.01°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:24
Yamaganda05:55 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:40
Varjyam06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:52 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:55 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:24 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:33 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:24 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869797.27
Julian Day2458262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1099°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.52°
🪷 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 (24.1099°), declination 20.73°, EoT 3.31 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: 2018-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)