पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · March 22, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya337.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra242.35°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.08°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha342.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra338.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani329.17°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:54
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:52
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:21 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872291.27
Julian Day2460756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.37°
🪷 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 (24.2053°), declination 0.66°, EoT -7.53 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: 2025-03-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)