पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · March 6, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.28°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra2.05°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha299.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati320.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra275.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani295.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:29
Yamaganda12:30 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla15:29 – 16:59
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:30 – 08:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:00 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 11:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:00 – 12:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:30 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:59 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:29 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:29 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:29 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:59 – 00:30 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:30 – 02:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:00 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:00 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871179.27
Julian Day2459644.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.91°
🪷 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 (24.1628°), declination -5.74°, EoT -12.00 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: 2022-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)