पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.33 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
"2.33 Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and thou wilt be a traitor, lost to fame, incurring only sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.80°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra185.51°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.77°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha115.40°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.84°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra98.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani336.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:23
Yamaganda06:08 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:46
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:08 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:41 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:29 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:41 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872450.27
Julian Day2460915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.59°
🪷 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 (24.2114°), declination 9.67°, EoT -0.81 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: 2025-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)