पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.31 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद।

विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं

न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्।।11.31।।
"11.31 Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.55°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.31°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha130.50°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.43°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.36°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani349.71°MīnaRevatī 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)18:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 20 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 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:46 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:23 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:41 – 09:13
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:08 – 07:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:41 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:51 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:23 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:23 – 22:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:51 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:41 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872815.27
Julian Day2461280.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)177.96°
🪷 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 (24.2254°), declination 9.76°, 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: 2026-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)