पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 23, 2024 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 4.36 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।

सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि।।4.36।।
"4.36 Be thou the greatest of sinners, yet thou shalt cross over all sin by the ferryboat of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra67.42°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.35°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha256.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.31°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra245.08°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani311.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:51
Yamaganda09:35 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:57
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:07 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:35 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:51 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:19 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:51 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:35 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:07 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871867.27
Julian Day2460332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.93°
🪷 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 (24.1891°), declination -19.60°, EoT -11.81 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: 2024-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)