पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 23, 2025 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.28 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत।

अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।

"2.28 The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.28'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.97°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	123.37°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.55°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	107.73°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	81.90°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	92.29°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शनि Śani	336.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:14 – 10:47
Yamaganda	13:53 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla	06:08 – 07:41
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:08 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:41 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:14 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:47 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:20 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:53 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:26 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:58 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:31 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:58 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:26 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:53 – 00:20 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:20 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:47 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:14 – 04:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:41 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°

Longitude: 78.1198°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872445.27
Julian Day	2460910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2112°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.11°

🪷 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 (24.2112°), declination 11.41°, EoT -2.27 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: 2025-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)