पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · January 25, 2030 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra168.39°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.94°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha256.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati210.11°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra253.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani23.77°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:42 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:02 – 12:30
Yamaganda15:25 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla08:08 – 09:35
Varjyam07:09 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Chala06:40 – 08:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:08 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 11:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:02 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:30 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:57 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:57 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:30 – 02:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:02 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:08 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874061.27
Julian Day2462526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.59°
🪷 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 (24.2730°), declination -18.99°, EoT -12.31 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: 2030-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)