पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · February 14, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya300.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.60°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra343.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani359.16°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:39 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:07 – 09:35
Yamaganda11:04 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:29
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:38 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:07 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:35 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:04 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:04 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:35 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:07 – 06:38 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873350.27
Julian Day2461815.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2458°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.12°
🪷 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 (24.2458°), declination -13.23°, EoT -14.59 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: 2028-02-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)