पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 19, 2022 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 4.3 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः।

भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम्।।4.3।।
"4.3 It is the same ancient Path that I have now revealed to thee, since thou are My devotee and My friend. It is the supreme Secret." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra106.55°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.58°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha283.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra258.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:41 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 13:55
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:34
Gulika Kāla11:01 – 12:28
Varjyam07:09 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Labha06:39 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:07 – 09:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:34 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:01 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:50 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:50 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:01 – 03:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:34 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:07 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871133.27
Julian Day2459598.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.64°
🪷 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 (24.1610°), declination -20.37°, EoT -10.66 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: 2022-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)