पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · March 17, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.53°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.88°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha344.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra341.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.56°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:55 – 09:25
Yamaganda10:56 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:28
Varjyam06:54 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:24 – 07:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:55 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:25 – 10:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:56 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:57 – 15:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:28 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:28 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:57 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:56 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:25 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:55 – 06:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872286.27
Julian Day2460751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.23°
🪷 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 (24.2051°), declination -1.31°, EoT -9.06 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: 2025-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)