पञ्चाङ्ग — Madurai, Tamil Nadu · March 29, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: यमुना जयन्ती — Yamunā Jayantī
Manifestation of Yamunā Devī; Vraja-bhakti-pravāhinī.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya343.87°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra52.33°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.88°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha354.65°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.25°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra20.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शनि Śani40.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:51
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla06:17 – 07:49
Varjyam06:48 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:17 – 07:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:49 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:57 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:28 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:57 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 04:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:49 – 06:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874489.27
Julian Day2462954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.82°
🪷 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 (24.2894°), declination 3.24°, EoT -5.30 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: 2031-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)