पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · July 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.16 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।

आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ।।7.16।।
"7.16 O Arjuna! The righteous who worship Me are grouped by stages: first, they who suffer, next they who desire knowledge, then they who thirst after truth, and lastly they who attain wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya100.84°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra282.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha119.03°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.57°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra145.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.55°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:41
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla06:06 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:41 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:41 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869862.27
Julian Day2458327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.24°
🪷 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 (24.1124°), declination 19.03°, EoT -6.17 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: 2018-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)