पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · August 24, 2028 CE

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BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	177.82°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	87.93°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
बुध Budha	150.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	155.61°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	81.51°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:20 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 22 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 37 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:06 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:31 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:52 – 15:25
Yamaganda	06:08 – 07:41
Gulika Kāla	09:14 – 10:47
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:08 – 07:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:41 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:14 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:47 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:20 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:52 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:25 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:58 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:31 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:58 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:25 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:52 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:20 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:47 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:14 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:41 – 06:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.9252°

Longitude: 78.1198°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873542.27
Julian Day	2462007.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2532°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	47.79°

🪷 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 (24.2532°), declination 10.97°, EoT -1.99 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: 2028-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)