पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · July 25, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.39 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।

न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्।।10.39।।
"10.39 I am the Seed of all being, O Arjuna! No creature moving or unmoving can live without Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.92°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra227.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala53.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha81.63°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.00°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra142.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani350.57°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:49
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:40
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:49 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:33 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:33 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:49 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872781.27
Julian Day2461246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2241°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.86°
🪷 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 (24.2241°), declination 19.68°, EoT -6.18 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: 2026-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)