पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · December 4, 2027 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra293.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala251.66°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha222.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra255.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani357.15°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:02
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 07:48
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:21 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:09 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:02 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:56 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:02 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:09 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:21 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873278.27
Julian Day2461743.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.14°
🪷 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 (24.2431°), declination -22.18°, EoT 8.96 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: 2027-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)