पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · May 14, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra350.43°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha27.89°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra59.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.41°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:48 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:39
Varjyam06:28 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:31 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:48 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:57 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872709.27
Julian Day2461174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.61°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2213°), declination 18.59°, EoT 3.76 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 at: 2026-05-14T04:46:21.914Z