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

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra41.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.73°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha101.60°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra85.17°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani336.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:01 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:21 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla15:28 – 17:01
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:08 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:42 – 09:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:15 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:48 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:21 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:55 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:28 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:01 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:01 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:28 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:55 – 00:21 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:21 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:48 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:15 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:42 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872439.27
Julian Day2460904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2110°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.63°
🪷 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 (24.2110°), declination 13.38°, EoT -3.75 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: 2025-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)