पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 11, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra316.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.63°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.52°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani337.11°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:42 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:30
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:08 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:42 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:30 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:03 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:37 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:03 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:30 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:42 – 06:08 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872433.27
Julian Day2460898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.62°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.24°, EoT -4.91 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: 2025-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)