पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · April 17, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.6 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्।

सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः।।1.6।।
"1.6 Yudhamanyu, Uttamouja, Soubhadra and the sons of Droupadi, famous men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.06°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra37.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha21.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.64°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra8.85°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शनि Śani17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 16:55
Yamaganda09:12 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:50
Varjyam06:37 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:39 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:12 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:50 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:50 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:12 – 04:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:39 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873778.27
Julian Day2462243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2622°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.33°
🪷 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 (24.2622°), declination 10.52°, EoT 0.26 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: 2029-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)