पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 16, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.49 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो

दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।

व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं

तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
"11.49 Be not afraid or bewildered by the terrible vision. Put away thy fear and, with joyful mind, see Me once again in My usual Form."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.46°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra60.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.74°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha138.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra73.37°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani16.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:55
Yamaganda07:42 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:48 – 12:21
Varjyam06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:08 – 07:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:42 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:48 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:35 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:48 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:42 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873534.27
Julian Day2461999.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.05°
🪷 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 (24.2529°), declination 13.61°, EoT -3.97 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: 2028-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)