पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · July 23, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.06°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra223.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha118.77°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.35°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra139.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.85°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:40 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:33
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:05 – 07:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:40 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:33 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:33 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:42 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:33 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:40 – 06:05 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869857.27
Julian Day2458322.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1122°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.09°
🪷 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 (24.1122°), declination 20.11°, EoT -6.13 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: 2018-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)