पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 25, 2025 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 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra226.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.19°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha270.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.04°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:35 – 11:02
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla06:40 – 08:07
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:40 – 08:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:07 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:35 – 11:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:02 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:20 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 02:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:02 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:35 – 05:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:07 – 06:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872235.27
Julian Day2460700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.32°
🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.94°, EoT -12.31 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: 2025-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)