पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · April 5, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.80°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra327.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.38°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha328.94°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.64°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani353.15°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:45 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:24
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:13 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:45 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:45 – 06:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873035.27
Julian Day2461500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.73°
🪷 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 (24.2338°), declination 5.92°, EoT -3.10 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: 2027-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)