पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · November 30, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.7 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
इहैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं पश्याद्य सचराचरम्।

मम देहे गुडाकेश यच्चान्यद्द्रष्टुमिच्छसि।।11.7।।
"11.7 Here in Me living as one, O Arjuna, behold the whole universe, movable and immovable, and anything else that thou wouldst see!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.45°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha217.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati220.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.26°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani253.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 12:07
Yamaganda15:01 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:46 – 09:13
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:19 – 07:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:46 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:07 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:01 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:01 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:07 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:46 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869987.27
Julian Day2458452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1172°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.77°
🪷 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 (24.1172°), declination -21.60°, EoT 10.50 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: 2018-11-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)