पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · April 28, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra188.08°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.29°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra22.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani19.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:08 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:35
Varjyam06:33 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:01 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:08 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:29 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:08 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873789.27
Julian Day2462254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.87°
🪷 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 (24.2626°), declination 14.19°, EoT 2.49 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: 2029-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)