पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.69°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha101.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra71.08°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani337.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 17:05
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:57
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:31 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:39 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:31 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:07 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872427.27
Julian Day2460892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2105°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.53°
🪷 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 (24.2105°), declination 16.94°, EoT -5.70 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: 2025-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)