पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 28, 2024 CE

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Sun enters Leo.
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BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.04°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra61.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani322.75°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:41 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:18
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:41 – 06:08 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872085.27
Julian Day2460550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.17°
🪷 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 (24.1974°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.81 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: 2024-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)