पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 29, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.22 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान्।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु।।13.22।।
"13.22 God dwelling in the heart of Nature experiences the Qualities which nature brings forth; and His affinity towards the Qualities is the reason for His living in a good or evil body." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra108.19°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha301.85°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra271.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani280.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:03 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:26 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:35
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:40 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 11:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:03 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:03 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:40 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870778.27
Julian Day2459243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.99°
🪷 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 (24.1474°), declination -17.91°, EoT -13.17 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: 2021-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)