पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · October 3, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.63°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra68.81°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.31°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha188.75°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.52°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra194.01°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani347.23°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:05 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:35
Varjyam06:35 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:05 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:06 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:36 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:36 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:06 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:05 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:05 (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)1872851.27
Julian Day2461316.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.21°
🪷 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 (24.2267°), declination -3.90°, EoT 11.79 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: 2026-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)